The crowd at Wednesday's league challenge between the La Quinta Blackhawks (La Quinta, CA) and the visiting Shadow Hills Knights (Indio, CA), observed La Quinta's basketball team edge Shadow Hills by a margin of 53-46.

The Blackhawks (11-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Palm Desert (Palm Desert, CA). The Aztecs come into the Desert Empire challenge with a 15-7 record. In their last challenge, Palm Desert edged Xavier Prep (Palm Desert, CA), 68-53, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Knights battle the Palm Springs Indians (Palm Springs, CA) in a Desert Empire challenge, on Friday, January 24. Shadow Hills will attempt to better on its 8-14 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 14-7 record after their 52-48 league loss to Rancho Mirage (Rancho Mirage, CA).