The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Pioneer Mustangs (San Jose, CA) and the host Liberty Patriots (Bakersfield, CA), observed Pioneer's basketball team edge Liberty by a margin of 53-49.

The Mustangs (2-0) will now prepare for their challenge against North Salinas (Salinas, CA). The Vikings come into the non-league challenge with a 2-0 record. In their last challenge, North Salinas edged KIPP San Jose Collegiate (San Jose, CA), 38-31, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Patriots battle the KIPP San Jose Collegiate Wolfpack (San Jose, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 6. Liberty will attempt to better on its 0-2 season record.