The River Valley Dust Devils basketball squad (Mohave Valley, AZ), was nudged 54-53 in Saturday's league battle with the visiting Odyssey Institute Minotaur (Buckeye, AZ)

With the victory, Odyssey Institute advances its record to 2-15 on the year. The Minotaur host Highland Prep (Surprise, AZ) to meet the Honey Badgers in a 3A West battle on Monday, January 27. The Honey Badgers enter the battle with a record of 14-7. Highland Prep lost 49-32 in their recent league battle against Yuma Catholic (Yuma, AZ)

The Dust Devils now own a 5-11 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Tonopah Valley for a 3A West battle on Monday, January 27. River Valley will meet a Phoenix squad coming off a 59-56 league win over Kingman (Kingman, AZ). The Phoenix record now stands at 6-12.