The Rancho Cotate Cougars tipped the host Montgomery Vikings basketball team by a final score of 35-33 in Thursday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Cougars face the Piner Prospectors (Santa Rosa, CA) in a game, on Wednesday, January 11. Rancho Cotate will attempt to move on its 3-5 season record. The Prospectors enter the game with a 0-3 record after their 41-8 league loss to Windsor (Windsor, CA).

With the defeat, Montgomery moves to 2-2 on the year. The Vikings host Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa, CA) to face the Cardinals in a game on Friday, January 6. The Cardinals enter the game with a record of 5-4. Cardinal Newman lost 50-33 in their recent league game against Maria Carrillo (Santa Rosa, CA)