In Friday's league outing, the Desert Hot Springs Golden Eagles (Desert Hot Springs, CA) basketball squad nipped the host Twentynine Palms Wildcats (Twentynine Palms, CA), by a margin of 42-39.

The Golden Eagles (10-4) will now prepare for their outing against Banning (Banning, CA). The Broncos go into the Desert Valley bout with a 6-10 record. In their last bout, Banning held off Desert Mirage (Thermal, CA), 47-9, in a league bout.

Next up, the Wildcats play the Yucca Valley Trojans (Yucca Valley, CA) in a Desert Valley bout, on Wednesday, January 17. Twentynine Palms will attempt to upgrade on its 8-13 season record. The Trojans go into the bout with a 17-4 record after their 77-10 league win over Indio (Indio, CA).