Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the West Valley Eagles (Cottonwood, CA) and the host University Prep Panthers (Redding, CA), saw West Valley's basketball squad overcome University Prep by a tally of 42-22.

With the victory, West Valley improves its record to 6-3 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Corning (Corning, CA) to confront the Cardinals in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 16. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a record of 0-5. Corning lost 33-15 in their recent non-league challenge against Anderson (Anderson, CA)

Next up, the Panthers confront the Pierce Bears (Arbuckle, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, December 21. University Prep will attempt to improve on its 0-4 season record. The Bears come into the challenge with a 2-2 record after their 32-19 non-league loss to Central Valley (Shasta Lake, CA).