The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Rancho Verde Mustangs (Moreno Valley, CA) and the host Beaumont Cougars (Beaumont, CA), observed Rancho Verde's basketball team edge Beaumont by a score of 49-45.

The Mustangs (6-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Aquinas (San Bernardino, CA). The Falcons come into the non-league challenge with a 4-0 record. In their last challenge, Aquinas edged Carter (Rialto, CA), 68-63, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cougars battle the Palm Desert Aztecs (Palm Desert, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 10. Beaumont will attempt to improve on its 5-3 season record. The Aztecs come into the challenge with a 2-4 record after their 64-37 non-league win over Northview (Covina, CA).