The West Ranch Wildcats basketball team (Valencia, CA), was nudged 52-49 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Valencia Vikings (Valencia, CA)

The Vikings now sport a 10-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Saugus for a non-league match on Friday, December 22. Valencia will meet a Centurions team coming off a 54-36 non-league win over Birmingham (Lake Balboa, CA). The Centurions record now stands at 2-1.

With the defeat, West Ranch moves to 3-3 on the year. The Wildcats host Canyon (Canyon Country, CA) to meet the Cowboys in a non-league match on Saturday, December 23. The Cowboys enter the match with a record of 0-5. Canyon lost 71-31 in their recent non-league match against Notre Dame (SO) (Sherman Oaks, CA)