Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Buckeye Hawks (Buckeye, AZ) and the visiting Independence Patriots (Glendale, AZ), saw Buckeye's basketball squad wallop Independence by a tally of 67-9.

With the victory, Buckeye improves its record to 13-7 on the campaign. The Hawks travel to Washington (Phoenix, AZ) to confront the Rams in a 5A Central Valley challenge on Monday, January 22. The Rams come into the challenge with a record of 7-4. Washington won 61-24 in their recent non-league challenge against Sierra Linda (Phoenix, AZ)

Next up, the Patriots confront the Glendale Cardinals (Glendale, AZ) in a 5A Central Valley challenge, on Friday, January 19. Independence will attempt to improve on its 1-11 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 3-9 record after their 38-22 league loss to Copper Canyon (Glendale, AZ).