The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Liberty Patriots (Bakersfield, CA) and the visiting McFarland Cougars (McFarland, CA), observed Liberty's basketball team overwhelm McFarland by a score of 41-0.

The Patriots (2-0) will now prepare for their challenge against North (Bakersfield, CA). The Stars come into the non-league challenge with a 0-1 record. In their last challenge, North was routed by Garces Memorial (Bakersfield, CA), 20-5, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cougars encounter the Independence Falcons (Bakersfield, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 7. McFarland will attempt to improve on its 0-2 season record. The Falcons come into the challenge with a 3-1 record after their 26-10 non-league loss to Shafter (Shafter, CA).