Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Gilbert Tigers (Gilbert, AZ) and the host Desert Ridge Jaguars (Mesa, AZ), saw Gilbert's basketball squad hold off Desert Ridge by a tally of 45-42.

With the victory, Gilbert improves its record to 10-7 on the campaign. The Tigers host Queen Creek (Queen Creek, AZ) to confront the Bulldogs in a 6A Central challenge on Monday, January 16. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 8-11. Queen Creek lost 73-47 in their recent league challenge against Highland (Gilbert, AZ)

Next up, the Jaguars confront the Queen Creek Bulldogs (Queen Creek, AZ) in a 6A Central challenge, on Thursday, January 19. Desert Ridge will attempt to improve on its 7-11 season record.