The Golden Valley Cougars basketball squad (Merced, CA), was crushed 38-11 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Buhach Colony Thunder (Atwater, CA)

With the victory, Buhach Colony advances its record to 3-12 on the year. The Thunder travel to El Capitan (Merced, CA) to meet the Gauchos in a battle on Tuesday, February 4. The Gauchos enter the battle with a record of 10-7. El Capitan won 55-50 in their recent league battle against Merced (Merced, CA)

The Cougars now own a 8-12 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Atwater for a battle on Tuesday, February 4. Golden Valley will meet a Falcons squad coming off a 59-17 league win over Los Banos (Los Banos, CA). The Falcons record now stands at 19-3.