The Benson Bobcats (Benson, AZ) basketball nipped the visiting St. David Tigers (St. David, AZ), 57-53 in Tuesday's non-league test.

The Bobcats (3-4) will now prepare for their test against Tanque Verde (Tucson, AZ). The Hawks go into the non-league test with a 6-7 record.

The Tigers now own a 2-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Bowie/San Simon for a 1A South match on Thursday, December 14. St. David will meet a Cougars team coming off a 89-65 league win over Academy of Tucson (Tucson, AZ). The Cougars record now stands at 1-3.