In Thursday's league outing, the Gilbert Tigers (Gilbert, AZ) basketball squad beat the visiting Mesquite Wildcats (Gilbert, AZ), by a margin of 72-55.

The Tigers (10-4) will now prepare for their outing against Highland (Gilbert, AZ). The Hawks go into the I Section II outing with a 8-8 record. In their last outing, Highland gained a win over Skyline (Mesa, AZ), 60-25, in a league outing.

The Wildcats now own a 10-7 record. They take the field next when they travel to Dobson for a I Section II outing on Friday, January 13. Mesquite will encounter a Mustangs squad coming off a 62-54 non-league win over Westview (Avondale, AZ). The Mustangs record now stands at 15-7.