The San Joaquin Memorial Panthers basketball team (Fresno, CA), was tipped 24-21 in Thursday's non-league challenge with the host Golden Valley Cougars (Merced, CA)

The Cougars (7-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Buchanan (Clovis, CA). The Bears come into the non-league challenge with a 8-1 record. In their last challenge, Buchanan edged San Joaquin Memorial (Fresno, CA), 81-30, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers encounter the Edison Tigers (Fresno, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 12. San Joaquin Memorial will attempt to advance on its 0-5 season record. The Tigers enter the battle with a 0-8 record after their 74-7 non-league loss to Immanuel (Reedley, CA).