Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the O'Connor Eagles (Phoenix, AZ) and the host Desert Ridge Jaguars (Mesa, AZ), saw O'Connor's basketball squad hold off Desert Ridge by a tally of 52-50.

With the victory, O'Connor improves its record to 6-1 on the campaign. The Eagles host Mountain Ridge (Glendale, AZ) to play the Mountain Lions in a 6A Desert Valley challenge on Tuesday, December 12. The Mountain Lions come into the challenge with a record of 1-9. Mountain Ridge lost 69-56 in their recent non-league challenge against La Joya Community (Avondale, AZ)

Next up, the Jaguars play the Cibola Raiders (Yuma, AZ) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 12. Desert Ridge will attempt to improve on its 2-6 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 3-5 record after their 70-41 non-league loss to Westview (Avondale, AZ).