Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Vanden Vikings (Fairfield, CA) and the visiting El Dorado Cougars (Placerville, CA), saw Vanden's basketball squad wallop El Dorado by a tally of 72-18.

With the victory, Vanden improves its record to 5-4 on the campaign. The Vikings host Wood (Vacaville, CA) to confront the Wildcats in a challenge on Tuesday, January 10. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 6-7.

Next up, the Cougars confront the Dixon Rams (Dixon, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 30. El Dorado will attempt to improve on its 8-8 season record. The Rams come into the challenge with a 4-5 record after their 49-44 non-league loss to Sonoma Valley (Sonoma, CA).