In Thursday's non-league outing, the El Capitan Gauchos (Merced, CA) basketball squad nipped the host Sierra Timberwolves (Manteca, CA), by a margin of 52-49.

The Gauchos (7-2) will now prepare for their outing against Stone Ridge Christian (Merced, CA). The Knights go into the non-league outing with a 8-1 record. In their last outing, Stone Ridge Christian got by Turlock (Turlock, CA), 37-29, in a non-league outing.

The Timberwolves now own a 1-2 record. They play next when they travel to Turlock for a non-league outing on Friday, December 17. Sierra will encounter a Bulldogs squad coming off a 37-29 non-league loss to Stone Ridge Christian (Merced, CA). The Bulldogs record now stands at 5-5.