Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Florence Gophers (Florence, AZ) and the visiting Globe Tigers (Globe, AZ), saw Florence's basketball squad overcome Globe by a tally of 87-73.

With the victory, Florence improves its record to 12-7 on the campaign. The Gophers travel to Santa Cruz Valley (Eloy, AZ) to confront the Dust Devils in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 16. The Dust Devils come into the challenge with a record of 12-8. Santa Cruz Valley won 82-63 in their recent league contest against Leading Edge Academy - GEC (Gilbert, AZ)

The Tigers (13-7) will now prepare for their contest against Coolidge (Coolidge, AZ). The Bears come into the 3A Central contest with a 9-9 record. In their last contest, Coolidge prevailed over Benjamin Franklin (Queen Creek, AZ), 68-54, in a league contest.