The Hoover Patriots basketball team scored 38 points and held the visiting Golden Valley Cougars to 36 in the Patriots non-league triumph on Wednesday.

The Patriots now sport a 3-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Hanford West for a non-league contest on Thursday, December 8. Hoover will battle a Huskies team coming off a 57-41 non-league win over Lemoore (Lemoore, CA). The Huskies record now stands at 2-5.

The Cougars (2-3) will now prepare for their contest against Lemoore (Lemoore, CA). The Tigers enter the non-league contest with a 5-2 record. In their last contest, Lemoore was nudged by Hanford West (Hanford, CA), 57-41, in a non-league contest.