Coachella Valley Mighty Arabs (Thermal, CA) backers were pleased Wednesday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the visiting Twentynine Palms Wildcats (Twentynine Palms, CA), 79-76 in a league bout.

With the victory, Coachella Valley upgrades its record to 7-17 on the campaign. The Mighty Arabs travel to Desert Hot Springs (Desert Hot Springs, CA) to play the Golden Eagles in a Desert Valley bout on Friday, January 26. The Golden Eagles come into the bout with a record of 6-11. Desert Hot Springs won 83-45 in their recent league bout against Cathedral City (Cathedral City, CA)

Next up, the Wildcats play the Cathedral City Lions (Cathedral City, CA) in a Desert Valley bout, on Friday, January 26. Twentynine Palms will attempt to upgrade on its 9-15 season record. The Lions come into the bout with a 3-21 record after their 83-45 league loss to Desert Hot Springs (Desert Hot Springs, CA).