Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Florence Gophers (Florence, AZ) and the host Apache Junction Prospectors (Apache Junction, AZ), saw Florence's basketball squad hold off Apache Junction by a tally of 57-51.

With the victory, Florence improves its record to 18-11 on the campaign. The Gophers travel to American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek, AZ) to confront the Patriots in a non-league challenge on Saturday, February 13. The Patriots come into the challenge with a record of 24-5. American Leadership Academy won 69-50 in their recent non-league challenge against Globe (Globe, AZ)