The Escalon Cougars (Escalon, CA) basketball nipped the host Ripon Indians (Ripon, CA), 68-61 in Tuesday's league test.

The Cougars (8-9) will now prepare for their test against Ripon Christian (Ripon, CA). The Knights go into the Trans Valley League test with a 10-5 record. In their last test, Ripon Christian got by Riverbank (Riverbank, CA), 59-54, in a league test.

The Indians now own a 13-4 record. They play next when they host Hughson for a Trans Valley League test on Friday, January 15. Ripon will encounter a Huskies squad coming off a 53-49 league loss to Hilmar (Hilmar, CA). The Huskies record now stands at 8-7.