The Golden Valley Cougars (Merced, CA) basketball edged the visiting Los Banos Tigers (Los Banos, CA), 47-40 in Wednesday's league bout.

The Cougars now possess a 14-7 record. They play next when they host El Capitan for a bout on Friday, January 24. Golden Valley will play a Gauchos team coming off a 37-34 league loss to Atwater (Atwater, CA). The Gauchos record now stands at 1-8.

With the loss, Los Banos falls to 2-3 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Atwater (Atwater, CA) to confront the Falcons in a game on Friday, January 31. The Falcons go into the game with a record of 11-6.