The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Saint Mary's Panthers (Albany, CA) and the visiting Hercules Titans (Hercules, CA), observed Saint Mary's's basketball team edge Hercules by a score of 40-39.

The Panthers (2-0) will now prepare for their game against Freedom (Oakley, CA). The Falcons go into the non-league game with a 2-4 record.

With the loss, Hercules falls to 0-2 on the campaign. The Titans host Pinole Valley (Pinole, CA) to play the Spartans in a non-league game on Friday, December 6. The Spartans go into the game with a record of 0-0.