The Liberty Patriots (Bakersfield, CA) basketball crushed the host Taft Wildcats (Taft, CA), 67-8 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Patriots now possess a 10-4 record. They play next when they travel to West for a non-league bout on Monday, December 30. Liberty will confront a Vikings team coming off a 55-30 non-league loss to Ridgeview (Bakersfield, CA). The Vikings record now stands at 2-2.

With the loss, Taft falls to 2-4 on the campaign. The Wildcats host McFarland (McFarland, CA) to confront the Cougars in a game on Tuesday, January 7. The Cougars go into the game with a record of 4-2.