The Golden Valley Cougars basketball squad (Merced, CA), was outscored 35-24 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Pacheco Panthers (Los Banos, CA)

With the victory, Pacheco advances its record to 2-0 on the year. The Panthers travel to Roosevelt (Fresno, CA) to meet the Rough Riders in a non-league battle on Saturday, November 30. The Rough Riders enter the battle with a record of 1-2. Roosevelt lost 43-28 in their recent non-league battle against Tournament Opponent (, )

The Cougars now own a 1-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Central Valley for a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 3. Golden Valley will meet a Hawks squad coming off a 31-27 non-league loss to Turlock (Turlock, CA). The Hawks record now stands at 1-2.