The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the North Stars (Bakersfield, CA) and the host Liberty Patriots (Bakersfield, CA), observed North's basketball team edge Liberty by a score of 31-25.

The Stars (2-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Tehachapi (Tehachapi, CA). The Warriors come into the challenge with a 7-8 record.

In their next game, the Patriots encounter the Independence Falcons (Bakersfield, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 9. Liberty will attempt to improve on its 10-5 season record. The Falcons come into the challenge with a 11-2 record after their 54-46 non-league win over Centennial (Bakersfield, CA).