Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Perry Pumas (Gilbert, AZ) and the host Mountain Pointe Pride (Phoenix, AZ), witnessed Perry's basketball squad beat Mountain Pointe by a margin of 76-61.

The Pumas (18-1) will now prepare for their test against Desert Ridge (Mesa, AZ). The Jaguars go into the I Section II test with a 13-6 record. In their last test, Desert Ridge thwarted Desert Vista (Phoenix, AZ), 36-33, in a league test.

The Pride now own a 7-9 record. They play next when they travel to Mountain View for a non-league test on Friday, January 17. Mountain Pointe will encounter a Mountain Lions squad coming off a 60-53 league loss to Ironwood Ridge (Tucson, AZ). The Mountain Lions record now stands at 5-11.