The Norco Cougars basketball squad (Norco, CA), was nudged 48-47 in Thursday's non-league challenge with the visiting Paloma Valley Wildcats (Menifee, CA)

The Wildcats (3-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Rancho Christian (Temecula, CA). The Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 1-4 record. In their last challenge, Rancho Christian was tipped by Liberty (Winchester, CA), 77-45, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cougars encounter the Shadow Hills Knights (Indio, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 9. Norco will attempt to improve on its 7-3 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 3-2 record after their 58-25 non-league win over Villa Park (Villa Park, CA).