The Umpqua Valley Christian Monarchs (Roseburg, OR) basketball toppled the visiting Illinois Valley Cougars (Cave Junction, OR), 52-35 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Monarchs now possess a 4-4 record. They play next when they travel to Kennedy for a non-league bout on Saturday, January 4. Umpqua Valley Christian will play a Trojans team coming off a 57-34 non-league loss to Heppner (Heppner, OR). The Trojans record now stands at 5-5.

With the loss, Illinois Valley falls to 6-4 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to Lowell (Lowell, OR) to play the Devils in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 7. The Devils go into the bout with a record of 3-6.