The crowd at Saturday's league match between the Valley Pirates (Sanders, AZ) and the visiting Pinon Eagles (Pinon, AZ), witnessed Valley's basketball squad hold off Pinon by a count of 49-44.

With the victory, Valley advances its record to 14-9 on the year. The Pirates travel to Many Farms (Many Farms, AZ) to meet the Lobos in a 2A North match on Monday, February 2. The Lobos enter the match with a record of 10-11. Many Farms lost 74-51 in their recent league match against Hopi (Keams Canyon, AZ)

The Eagles now own a 13-9 record.