The Gila Bend Gila Monsters (Gila Bend, AZ) basketball were winner over the host Tri City Prep Panthers (Prescott, AZ), 49-31 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Gila Monsters now possess a 4-7 record. They play next when they host BASIS - Peoria for a non-league bout on Friday, January 17. Gila Bend will play a team coming off a 40-34 non-league loss to BASIS - Scottsdale (Scottsdale, AZ). The record now stands at 5-3.

With the loss, Tri City Prep falls to 2-7 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Southwest Leadership Academy (Phoenix, AZ) to play the Rams in a non-league bout on Friday, January 17. The Rams go into the bout with a record of 8-1. Southwest Leadership Academy won 58-24 in their recent league bout against Western SciTech (Phoenix, AZ)