The Apache Junction Prospectors basketball team (Apache Junction, AZ), dropped 56-46 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Paradise Valley Trojans (Phoenix, AZ)

The Trojans now possess a 10-6 record. They play next when they travel to Apollo for a non-league battle on Wednesday, January 7. Paradise Valley will battle a Hawks team coming off a 65-55 league loss to Independence (Glendale, AZ). The Hawks record now stands at 7-6.

The Prospectors (2-11) will now prepare for their battle against Shadow Mountain (Phoenix, AZ). The Matadors come into the 4A Desert Sky battle with a 9-5 record. In their last battle, Shadow Mountain dropped by Chaparral (Scottsdale, AZ), 54-40, in a league battle.