Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Kerman Lions (Kerman, CA) and the visiting Riverdale Cowboys (Riverdale, CA), saw Kerman's basketball squad overcome Riverdale by a tally of 53-42.

With the victory, Kerman improves its record to 1-0 on the campaign. The Lions host Reedley (Reedley, CA) to confront the Pirates in a challenge on Friday, January 13. The Pirates come into the challenge with a record of 2-4.

Next up, the Cowboys confront the Laton Mustangs (Laton, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 10. Riverdale will attempt to improve on its 1-5 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 2-8 record after their 33-27 non-league loss to Parlier (Parlier, CA).