The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Bakersfield Drillers (Bakersfield, CA) and the host Birmingham Patriots (Lake Balboa, CA), observed Bakersfield's basketball team edge Birmingham by a score of 68-66.

The Drillers (6-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Inglewood (Inglewood, CA). The Sentinels come into the non-league challenge with a 4-2 record. In their last challenge, Inglewood edged St. Bernard (Playa del Rey, CA), 95-93, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Patriots encounter the Mission Hills Grizzlies (San Marcos, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 9. Birmingham will attempt to improve on its 2-3 season record. The Grizzlies come into the challenge with a 4-2 record after their 81-41 non-league loss to Santa Fe Christian (Solana Beach, CA).