The Surprise Valley Hornets tipped the visiting Big Valley Cardinals basketball team by a final score of 44-37 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Hornets face the Westwood Lumberjacks (Westwood, CA) in a non-league game, on Tuesday, December 20. Surprise Valley will attempt to move on its 5-2 season record. The Lumberjacks enter the game with a 2-6 record after their 57-37 league win over Elk Creek (Elk Creek, CA).

With the defeat, Big Valley moves to 1-7 on the year. The Cardinals travel to Butte Valley (Dorris, CA) to face the Bulldogs in a non-league game on Saturday, December 17. The Bulldogs enter the game with a record of 4-1. Butte Valley lost 44-42 in their recent non-league game against Burney (Burney, CA)