The Rio Rico Hawks (Rio Rico, AZ) basketball nipped the visiting Douglas Bulldogs (Douglas, AZ), 65-59 in Wednesday's league test.

The Hawks (3-14) will now prepare for their test against Sahuarita (Sahuarita, AZ). The Mustangs go into the 4A Gila test with a 6-15 record. In their last test, Sahuarita was tipped by Amphitheater (Tucson, AZ), 51-40, in a league test.

The Bulldogs now own a 7-10 record. They play next when they host Mica Mountain for a 4A Gila test on Tuesday, January 16. Douglas will encounter a Thunderbolts squad coming off a 79-70 league win over Walden Grove (Sahuarita, AZ). The Thunderbolts record now stands at 15-2.