Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Clovis West Golden Eagles (Fresno, CA) and the visiting Merced Bears (Merced, CA), saw Clovis West's basketball squad overcome Merced by a tally of 57-41.

With the victory, Clovis West improves its record to 14-1 on the campaign. The Golden Eagles host Buchanan (Clovis, CA) to confront the Bears in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 29. The Bears come into the challenge with a record of 1-3. Buchanan lost 56-28 in their recent non-league challenge against Clovis North (Fresno, CA)

Next up, the Bears confront the Central Grizzlies (Fresno, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 29. Merced will attempt to improve on its 11-3 season record. The Grizzlies come into the challenge with a 10-2 record after their 56-45 non-league win over Bullard (Fresno, CA).