The Golden Valley Cougars basketball squad (Merced, CA), was outscored 59-45 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host East Union Lancers (Manteca, CA)

With the victory, East Union advances its record to 7-1 on the year. The Lancers travel to Escalon (Escalon, CA) to meet the Cougars in a non-league battle on Thursday, December 12. The Cougars enter the battle with a record of 3-1. Escalon won 43-41 in their recent non-league battle against Bret Harte (Angels Camp, CA)

The Cougars now own a 3-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Liberty Ranch for a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 10. Golden Valley will meet a Hawks squad coming off a 73-12 non-league win over Futures (Sacramento, CA). The Hawks record now stands at 4-0.