The Desert Christian Eagles tipped the visiting Benson Bobcats basketball team by a final score of 36-33 in Saturday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Eagles face the San Manuel Miners (San Manuel, AZ) in a 1A Tucson Northwest game, on Tuesday, January 16. Desert Christian will attempt to move on its 13-7 season record. The Miners enter the game with a 6-7 record after their 57-22 league win over The Gregory School (Tucson, AZ).

With the defeat, Benson moves to 12-8 on the year. The Bobcats travel to Santa Rita (Tucson, AZ) to face the Eagles in a 2A East game on Tuesday, January 16. The Eagles enter the game with a record of 1-13. Santa Rita lost 57-19 in their recent league game against Willcox (Willcox, AZ)