The Cottage Grove Lions (Cottage Grove, OR) basketball edged the visiting Hidden Valley Mustangs (Grants Pass, OR), 71-64 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Lions now possess a 3-4 record. They play next when they travel to Yreka for a non-league bout on Thursday, December 26. Cottage Grove will play a Miners team coming off a 58-43 non-league win over Henley (Klamath Falls, OR). The Miners record now stands at 4-6.

With the loss, Hidden Valley falls to 4-3 on the campaign. The Mustangs travel to Ashland (Ashland, OR) to play the Grizzlies in a non-league bout on Thursday, December 26. The Grizzlies go into the bout with a record of 4-2. Ashland won 56-52 in their recent non-league bout against Phoenix (Phoenix, OR)