In Thursday's league outing, the Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks (Tucson, AZ) basketball squad nipped the visiting Mountain View Mountain Lions (Tucson, AZ), by a margin of 78-74.

The Nighthawks (2-2) will now prepare for their outing against Catalina Foothills (Tucson, AZ). The Falcons go into the outing with a 12-1 record. In their last outing, Catalina Foothills got by Canyon del Oro (Tucson, AZ), 68-44, in a non-league outing.

The Mountain Lions now own a 6-5 record. They play next when they travel to Chaparral for a non-league outing on Friday, January 19. Mountain View will encounter a Firebirds squad coming off a 69-50 non-league loss to Beverly Hills (Beverly Hills, CA). The Firebirds record now stands at 1-2.