The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Sabino Sabercats (Tucson, AZ) and the visiting Empire Ravens (Tucson, AZ), observed Sabino's basketball team edge Empire by a score of 53-50.

In their next game, the Ravens encounter the Safford Bulldogs (Safford, AZ) in a challenge, on Monday, January 20. Empire will attempt to improve on its 2-5 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 0-1 record after their 51-36 non-league loss to Benjamin Franklin (Queen Creek, AZ).