Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Brawley Wildcats (Brawley, CA) and the visiting Palo Verde Valley Yellow Jackets (Blythe, CA), saw Brawley's basketball squad hold off Palo Verde Valley by a tally of 50-44.

With the victory, Brawley improves its record to 9-9 on the campaign. The Wildcats travel to Holtville (Holtville, CA) to confront the Vikings in a Desert challenge on Tuesday, January 9. The Vikings come into the challenge with a record of 3-6. Holtville lost 67-53 in their recent non-league challenge against Vincent Memorial (Calexico, CA)

Next up, the Yellow Jackets confront the Calexico Bulldogs (Calexico, CA) in a Imperial Valley challenge, on Tuesday, January 9. Palo Verde Valley will attempt to improve on its 6-7 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 9-7 record after their 56-23 non-league win over Southwest EC (El Centro, CA).