The Lodi Flames basketball squad (Lodi, CA), was crushed 56-35 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Liberty Lions (Brentwood, CA)

With the victory, Liberty advances its record to 1-0 on the year. The Lions travel to Bear Creek (Stockton, CA) to meet the Bruins in a non-league battle on Saturday, December 7. The Bruins enter the battle with a record of 4-1. Bear Creek won 54-24 in their recent non-league battle against Napa (Napa, CA)

The Flames now own a 3-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Manteca for a non-league battle on Friday, December 6. Lodi will meet a Buffaloes squad coming off a 60-52 non-league win over Lodi (Lodi, CA). The Buffaloes record now stands at 3-1.