In Friday's league outing, the Globe Tigers (Globe, AZ) basketball squad edged the visiting Coolidge Bears (Coolidge, AZ), by a count of 102-97.

The Tigers (18-6) will now prepare for their outing against American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek, AZ). The Patriots go into the 3A Central outing with a 13-12 record.

The Bears now hold a 12-12 record. They play next when they travel to Florence for a 3A Central outing on Tuesday, February 6. Coolidge will clash with a Gophers squad coming off a 78-76 league loss to Safford (Safford, AZ). The Gophers record now stands at 14-11.