Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Pima Roughriders (Pima, AZ) and the host Morenci Wildcats (Morenci, AZ), saw Pima's basketball squad wallop Morenci by a tally of 68-40.

With the victory, Pima improves its record to 14-3 on the campaign. The Roughriders host Blue Ridge (Lakeside, AZ) to confront the Yellow Jackets in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 17. The Yellow Jackets come into the challenge with a record of 11-5. Blue Ridge lost 54-50 in their recent league challenge against Winslow (Winslow, AZ)

Next up, the Wildcats confront the San Miguel Vipers (Tucson, AZ) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 13. Morenci will attempt to improve on its 9-7 season record. The Vipers come into the challenge with a 2-14 record after their 58-50 non-league loss to Ray (Kearny, AZ).