The Illinois Valley Cougars (Cave Junction, OR) basketball edged the visiting New Hope Christian Warriors (Grants Pass, OR), 63-56 in Wednesday's non-league bout.

The Cougars now possess a 5-2 record. They play next when they travel to Butte Valley for a non-league bout on Friday, December 20. Illinois Valley will play a Bulldogs team coming off a 62-31 league loss to Big Valley (Bieber, CA). The Bulldogs record now stands at 0-2.

With the loss, New Hope Christian falls to 2-4 on the campaign. The Warriors travel to Southwest Christian (Beaverton, OR) to play the Wildcats in a non-league bout on Friday, December 20. The Wildcats go into the bout with a record of 3-3.