In Tuesday's league outing, the Xavier Prep Saints (Palm Desert, CA) basketball squad edged the visiting La Quinta Blackhawks (La Quinta, CA), by a margin of 42-39.

The Saints (5-17) will now prepare for their outing against Palm Desert (Palm Desert, CA). The Aztecs go into the Desert Empire outing with a 19-4 record. In their last outing, Palm Desert was tipped by Palm Springs (Palm Springs, CA), 57-37, in a league outing.

The Blackhawks now own a 4-17 record. They play next when they host Shadow Hills for a Desert Empire outing on Thursday, January 18. La Quinta will clash with a Knights squad coming off a 66-42 league loss to Rancho Mirage (Rancho Mirage, CA). The Knights record now stands at 7-15.