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 hold off Merced by a tally of 49-43.

With the victory, Clovis West improves its record to 15-2 on the campaign. The Golden Eagles host Lemoore (Lemoore, CA) to confront the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 30. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 8-2. Lemoore won 54-40 in their recent non-league challenge against Central (Fresno, CA)

Next up, the Bears confront the Clovis East Timberwolves (Clovis, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 30. Merced will attempt to improve on its 12-2 season record. The Timberwolves come into the challenge with a 0-5 record after their 56-20 non-league loss to Lemoore (Lemoore, CA).