The Gilroy Mustangs (Gilroy, CA) basketball edged the host Santa Clara Bruins (Santa Clara, CA), 47-44 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Mustangs now possess a 1-3 record. They play next when they travel to Live Oak for a non-league bout on Thursday, December 12. Gilroy will play a Acorns team coming off a 59-57 non-league loss to Salinas (Salinas, CA). The Acorns record now stands at 3-1.

With the loss, Santa Clara falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Bruins travel to Fremont (Sunnyvale, CA) to encounter the Firebirds in a non-league challenge on Monday, December 9. The Firebirds come into the challenge with a record of 1-2. Fremont lost 45-37 in their recent non-league challenge against Prospect (Saratoga, CA)