Nogales Apaches (Nogales, AZ) backers went home thrilled Tuesday as they saw their basketball team smash the visiting Rio Rico Hawks (Rio Rico, AZ), 57-29 in a non-league contest.

The Apaches (2-0) will now prepare for their contest against Mountain View (Tucson, AZ). The Mountain Lions go into the non-league contest with a 3-1 record. In their last contest, Mountain View smashed La Joya Community (Avondale, AZ), 45-24, in a non-league match.

The Hawks now sport a 1-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Mesquite for a non-league match on Friday, November 28. Rio Rico will face a Wildcats squad coming off a 54-34 non-league loss to Gilbert (Gilbert, AZ). The Wildcats record now stands at 0-1.