The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Pinnacle Pioneers (Phoenix, AZ) and the visiting Boulder Creek Jaguars (Anthem, AZ), observed Pinnacle's basketball team overcome Boulder Creek by a margin of 58-48.

The Pioneers (15-7) will now prepare for their match against O'Connor (Phoenix, AZ). The Eagles enter the 6A Desert Valley match with a 17-7 record. In their last match, O'Connor thwarted Liberty (Peoria, AZ), 62-59, in a league match.

The Jaguars now own a 4-16 record. They put it on the line next when they host Mountain Ridge for a 6A Desert Valley contest on Friday, February 6. Boulder Creek will battle a Mountain Lions team coming off a 80-42 league loss to Liberty (Peoria, AZ). The Mountain Lions record now stands at 6-17.