The Golden Valley Cougars (Merced, CA) basketball were winner over the host Escalon Cougars (Escalon, CA), 45-32 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Cougars now possess a 2-3 record. They play next when they travel to Ceres for a non-league challenge on Tuesday, December 16. Golden Valley will encounter a Bulldogs team coming off a 59-11 non-league loss to Summerville (Tuolumne, CA). The Bulldogs record now stands at 0-5.

In their next game, the Cougars encounter the Livingston Wolves (Livingston, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 11. Escalon will attempt to improve on its 1-4 season record. The Wolves come into the challenge with a 0-2 record after their 60-33 non-league loss to Orestimba (Newman, CA).