The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Surprise Valley Hornets (Cedarville, CA) and the host Happy Camp Indians (Happy Camp, CA), witnessed Surprise Valley's basketball squad hold off Happy Camp by a count of 41-35.

With the victory, Surprise Valley advances its record to 3-1 on the year. The Hornets host Los Molinos (Los Molinos, CA) to meet the Bulldogs in a non-league battle on Saturday, December 6. The Bulldogs enter the battle with a record of 1-0. Los Molinos won 40-23 in their recent non-league battle against Happy Camp (Happy Camp, CA)

The Indians now own a 2-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Hayfork for a Evergreen challenge on Thursday, January 22.