The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the El Dorado Cougars (Placerville, CA) and the visiting Laguna Creek Cardinals (Elk Grove, CA), observed El Dorado's basketball team overcome Laguna Creek by a margin of 45-26.

The Cougars (4-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Ponderosa (Shingle Springs, CA). The Bruins come into the non-league challenge with a 7-3 record. In their last challenge, Ponderosa dropped by Nevada Union (Grass Valley, CA), 47-46, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cardinals battle the Roseville Tigers (Roseville, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. Laguna Creek will attempt to better on its 3-10 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 0-6 record after their 60-26 non-league loss to West Park (Roseville, CA).