The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Reedley Pirates (Reedley, CA) and the host Exeter Monarchs (Exeter, CA), observed Reedley's basketball team edge Exeter by a score of 42-35.

The Pirates (10-15) will now prepare for their challenge against Immanuel (Reedley, CA). The Eagles come into the Tri-County - Kings Canyon challenge with a 22-5 record. In their last challenge, Immanuel edged Kerman (Kerman, CA), 62-16, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Monarchs encounter the Central Valley Christian Cavaliers (Visalia, CA) in a Tri-County - Sequoia challenge, on Tuesday, February 11. Exeter will attempt to improve on its 13-13 season record. The Cavaliers come into the challenge with a 12-10 record after their 48-22 league win over Washington Union (Fresno, CA).