The Pitman Pride basketball team (Turlock, CA), was nudged 43-40 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Clovis Cougars (Clovis, CA)

The Cougars now possess a 5-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Granite Bay for a non-league battle on Friday, December 8. Clovis will battle a Grizzlies team coming off a 75-46 non-league win over South (Bakersfield, CA). The Grizzlies record now stands at 3-5.

The Pride (7-2) will now prepare for their battle against South (Bakersfield, CA). The Spartans come into the non-league battle with a 6-2 record. In their last battle, South was nudged by Granite Bay (Granite Bay, CA), 75-46, in a non-league battle.