The Capistrano Valley Cougars basketball squad (Mission Viejo, CA), was nudged 48-45 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host San Juan Hills Stallions (San Juan Capistrano, CA)

With the victory, San Juan Hills advances its record to 2-0 on the year. The Stallions travel to El Camino (Oceanside, CA) to meet the Wildcats in a battle on Friday, January 3. The Wildcats enter the battle with a record of 4-6.

The Cougars now own a 4-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host University for a non-league battle on Thursday, January 2. Capistrano Valley will meet a Trojans squad coming off a 52-50 non-league win over Tustin (Tustin, CA). The Trojans record now stands at 5-5.