The Placer Hillmen (Auburn, CA) basketball toppled the host Buhach Colony Thunder (Atwater, CA), 51-39 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Hillmen now possess a 5-3 record. They play next when they host Antelope for a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 17. Placer will play a Titans team coming off a 48-30 non-league win over Franklin (Elk Grove, CA). The Titans record now stands at 5-1.

With the loss, Buhach Colony falls to 0-4 on the campaign. The Thunder travel to El Capitan (Merced, CA) to play the Gauchos in a bout on Friday, January 17. The Gauchos go into the bout with a record of 10-1.