The James Madison Preparatory School Patriots (Tempe, AZ) basketball nipped the visiting Skyline - Gila River (Chandler, AZ), 31-27 in Wednesday's non-league test.

The Patriots (4-4) will now prepare for their test against Ajo (Ajo, AZ). The Red Raiders go into the non-league test with a 1-7 record. In their last test, Ajo was tipped by Skyline Prep (Phoenix, AZ), 78-17, in a non-league test.

The now own a 2-4 record. They play next when they host Berean Academy for a non-league test on Thursday, January 11. Skyline - Gila River will encounter a Eagles squad coming off a 57-26 league loss to Tohono O'Odham (Sells, AZ). The Eagles record now stands at 0-2.