The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Golden Valley Cougars (Merced, CA) and the host Bear Creek Bruins (Stockton, CA), observed Golden Valley's basketball team knock off Bear Creek by a score of 27-17.

The Cougars (1-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Madera (Madera, CA). The Coyotes come into the non-league challenge with a 0-2 record. In their last challenge, Madera dropped by Pacheco (Los Banos, CA), 54-13, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bruins encounter the Central Valley Hawks (Ceres, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 12. Bear Creek will attempt to improve on its 2-3 season record. The Hawks come into the challenge with a 1-1 record after their 21-19 non-league win over Golden Valley (Merced, CA).