Golden Valley Cougars (Merced, CA) backers were in high spirits Wednesday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the host Central Valley Hawks (Ceres, CA), 33-25 in a league bout.

With the win, Golden Valley upgrades its record to 16-10 on the season. The Cougars host Patterson (Patterson, CA) to clash with the Tigers in a bout on Friday, February 9. The Tigers go into the bout with a record of 2-20. Patterson lost 67-31 in their recent league bout against Buhach Colony (Atwater, CA)