In Friday's league match, the host Shadow Mountain Matadors basketball team scored a good 74-65 triumph over the Apache Junction Prospectors.

In their next game, the Matadors confront the Cactus Shadows Falcons (Cave Creek, AZ) in a 4A Desert Sky match, on Tuesday, January 13. Shadow Mountain will attempt to better on its 10-5 season record. The Falcons enter the match with a 10-7 record after their 60-42 league loss to Saguaro (Scottsdale, AZ).

With the defeat, Apache Junction moves to 3-13 on the year. The Prospectors travel to Saguaro (Scottsdale, AZ) to confront the Sabercats in a 4A Desert Sky match on Friday, January 16. The Sabercats enter the match with a record of 6-9.