The crowd at Monday's league challenge between the Maricopa Rams (Maricopa, AZ) and the host Vista Grande Spartans (Casa Grande, AZ), observed Maricopa's basketball team edge Vista Grande by a margin of 63-61.

The Rams (6-11) will now prepare for their challenge against Mountain View (Tucson, AZ). The Mountain Lions come into the 5A Sonoran challenge with a 10-9 record. In their last challenge, Mountain View was tipped by Catalina Foothills (Tucson, AZ), 73-41, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Spartans battle the Casa Grande Cougars (Casa Grande, AZ) in a 5A Sonoran challenge, on Wednesday, January 29. Vista Grande will attempt to better on its 10-9 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 14-6 record after their 64-41 league win over Canyon del Oro (Tucson, AZ).