The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Yucca Valley Trojans (Yucca Valley, CA) and the host Indio Rajahs (Indio, CA), observed Yucca Valley's basketball team overwhelm Indio by a margin of 66-26.

The Trojans (8-10) will now prepare for their challenge against Coachella Valley (Thermal, CA). The Mighty Arabs come into the Desert Valley challenge with a 14-4 record. In their last challenge, Coachella Valley trounced Palo Verde Valley (Blythe, CA), 54-38, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Rajahs battle the Twentynine Palms Wildcats (Twentynine Palms, CA) in a Desert Valley challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Indio will attempt to better on its 1-12 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 16-3 record after their 53-36 league win over Coachella Valley (Thermal, CA).