The Rancho Alamitos Vaqueros basketball team (Garden Grove, CA), was nudged 39-32 in Friday's non-league battle with the host Capistrano Valley Cougars (Mission Viejo, CA)

The Cougars now sport a 2-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to El Rancho for a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 26. Capistrano Valley will battle a Dons team coming off a 38-26 non-league loss to Diamond Ranch (Pomona, CA). The Dons record now stands at 9-5.

The Vaqueros (4-8) will now prepare for their battle against Glenn (Norwalk, CA). The Eagles come into the non-league battle with a 2-6 record.