The Needles Mustangs basketball team scored 49 points and held the visiting Laughlin Cougars to 47 in the Mustangs league triumph on Saturday.

The Mustangs now sport a 8-13 record. They put it on the line next when they host Lincoln County for a III Southern contest on Friday, February 8. Needles will battle a Lynx team coming off a 70-53 league win over Meadows (Las Vegas, NV). The Lynx record now stands at 18-5.

The Cougars (2-12) will now prepare for their match against Agassi Prep (Las Vegas, NV). The enter the III Southern match with a 8-12 record. In their last match, Agassi Prep tipped Needles (Needles, CA), 65-49, in a league match.