The Mendocino Cardinals (Mendocino, CA) basketball edged the visiting Anderson Valley Panthers (Boonville, CA), 38-34 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Cardinals now possess a 1-1 record. They play next when they travel to Round Valley for a non-league bout on Saturday, December 14. Mendocino will play a Mustangs team coming off a 51-36 league win over Tomales (Tomales, CA). The Mustangs record now stands at 2-2.

With the loss, Anderson Valley falls to 4-2 on the campaign. The Panthers host Laytonville (Laytonville, CA) to play the Warriors in a non-league bout on Friday, December 13. The Warriors go into the bout with a record of 1-4. Laytonville lost 73-45 in their recent league bout against Point Arena (Point Arena, CA)