In Friday's non-league contest, the visiting Sierra Chieftains basketball team scored a close 49-43 win over the Madera Coyotes.

The Chieftains (1-1) will now prepare for their contest against West (Bakersfield, CA). The Vikings come into the non-league contest with a 0-5 record. In their last contest, West was tipped by Nipomo (Nipomo, CA), 71-53, in a non-league contest.

In their next game, the Coyotes battle the Tranquillity Tigers (Tranquillity, CA) in a non-league contest, on Saturday, December 7. Madera will attempt to better on its 0-4 season record. The Tigers come into the contest with a 3-4 record after their 77-48 non-league loss to Liberty (Madera, CA).