Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the El Dorado Cougars (Placerville, CA) and the host Placer Hillmen (Auburn, CA), saw El Dorado's basketball squad overcome Placer by a tally of 57-37.

With the victory, El Dorado improves its record to 3-4 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to Twelve Bridges (Lincoln, CA) to confront the Raging Rhinos in a non-league challenge on Saturday, December 10. The Raging Rhinos come into the challenge with a record of 7-2. Twelve Bridges won 68-54 in their recent non-league challenge against Rio Americano (Sacramento, CA)

Next up, the Hillmen confront the Del Oro Golden Eagles (Loomis, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 13. Placer will attempt to improve on its 2-5 season record. The Golden Eagles come into the challenge with a 4-0 record after their 60-25 non-league win over Nevada Union (Grass Valley, CA).