The Caldwell Cougars (Caldwell, ID) basketball were winner over the host Mountain Home Tigers (Mountain Home, ID), 61-45 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Cougars now possess a 4-1 record. They play next when they travel to Mountain View for a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 17. Caldwell will play a Mavericks team coming off a 62-52 non-league win over Minico (Rupert, ID). The Mavericks record now stands at 4-2.

With the loss, Mountain Home falls to 0-5 on the campaign. The Tigers host Wood River (Hailey, ID) to play the Wolverines in a 5A Central Idaho bout on Thursday, January 9. The Wolverines go into the bout with a record of 1-4.