The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Hopi Bruins (Keams Canyon, AZ) and the visiting Pinon Eagles (Pinon, AZ), observed Hopi's basketball team knock off Pinon by a score of 39-31.

The Bruins (7-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Valley (Sanders, AZ). The Pirates come into the 2A North challenge with a 11-9 record. In their last challenge, Valley prevailed over Greyhills Academy (Tuba City, AZ), 59-10, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Eagles encounter the Many Farms Lobos (Many Farms, AZ) in a 2A North challenge, on Saturday, January 25. Pinon will attempt to improve on its 9-13 season record. The Lobos come into the challenge with a 15-7 record after their 46-41 non-league loss to Monument Valley (Monument Valley, UT).