The Placer Hillmen (Auburn, CA) basketball nipped the visiting Colfax Falcons (Colfax, CA), 67-65 in Wednesday's league test.

The Hillmen (14-5) will now prepare for their test against Bear River (Grass Valley, CA). The Bruins go into the Pioneer Valley test with a 7-10 record. In their last test, Bear River was tipped by Foothill (Sacramento, CA), 58-52, in a league test.

The Falcons now own a 9-10 record. They take the field next when they host Center for a Pioneer Valley test on Friday, January 20. Colfax will clash with a Cougars squad coming off a 63-47 league win over Lincoln (Lincoln, CA). The Cougars record now stands at 14-4.