In Thursday's non-league outing, the Dinuba Emperors (Dinuba, CA) basketball squad beat the visiting Madera Coyotes (Madera, CA), by a count of 65-45.

The Emperors (3-0) will now prepare for their outing against Sierra (Tollhouse, CA). The Chieftains go into the non-league game with a 2-0 record. In their last game, Sierra knocked off Parlier (Parlier, CA), 54-40, in a non-league game.

With the defeat, Madera moves to 3-3 on the year. The Coyotes travel to Immanuel (Reedley, CA) to face the Eagles in a non-league game on Friday, December 7. The Eagles enter the game with a record of 4-2. Immanuel won 63-55 in their recent non-league game against Riverdale (Riverdale, CA)