The Golden Valley Cougars (Merced, CA) basketball edged the host Bear Creek Bruins (Stockton, CA), 34-33 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Cougars now possess a 3-4 record. They play next when they host Madera for a non-league bout on Friday, December 13. Golden Valley will play a Coyotes team coming off a 49-46 non-league loss to Pacheco (Los Banos, CA). The Coyotes record now stands at 2-5.

With the loss, Bear Creek falls to 2-3 on the campaign. The Bruins travel to Central Valley (Ceres, CA) to play the Hawks in a non-league bout on Thursday, December 12. The Hawks go into the bout with a record of 2-3. Central Valley won 54-15 in their recent non-league bout against Delhi (Delhi, CA)