The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions basketball squad (Glendale, AZ), was nudged 59-57 in Monday's non-league battle with the host Mica Mountain Thunderbolts (Tucson, AZ)

With the victory, Mica Mountain advances its record to 1-0 on the year. The Thunderbolts travel to Cesar Chavez (Laveen, AZ) to meet the Champions in a non-league battle on Tuesday, November 26. The Champions enter the battle with a record of 1-0. Cesar Chavez won 86-73 in their recent non-league battle against Salpointe Catholic (Tucson, AZ)

The Mountain Lions (0-3) will now prepare for their outing against Shadow Ridge (Surprise, AZ). The Stallions come into the non-league outing with a 0-2 record. In their last outing, Shadow Ridge was nipped by Liberty (Peoria, AZ), 73-57, in a non-league outing.