The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Pinnacle Pioneers (Phoenix, AZ) and the visiting Basha Bears (Chandler, AZ), observed Pinnacle's basketball team edge Basha by a score of 44-43.

The Pioneers (1-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Mountain Ridge (Glendale, AZ). The Mountain Lions come into the bout with a 6-5 record.

With the loss, Basha falls to 9-3 on the campaign. The Bears travel to Hamilton (Chandler, AZ) to play the Huskies in a bout on Friday, January 17. The Huskies go into the bout with a record of 1-0. Hamilton won 1-0 in their recent non-league bout against Gila Ridge (Yuma, AZ)