Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Rancho Mirage Rattlers (Rancho Mirage, CA) and the visiting Xavier Prep Saints (Palm Desert, CA), saw Rancho Mirage's basketball squad wallop Xavier Prep by a tally of 91-51.

With the victory, Rancho Mirage improves its record to 15-4 on the campaign. The Rattlers travel to Palm Desert (Palm Desert, CA) to encounter the Aztecs in a Desert Empire test on Tuesday, January 9. The Aztecs go into the test with a record of 17-3. Palm Desert won 80-70 in their recent non-league test against Arrowhead Christian (Redlands, CA)

The Saints now own a 4-15 record. They play next when they host Shadow Hills for a Desert Empire test on Tuesday, January 9. Xavier Prep will encounter a Knights squad coming off a 53-43 non-league loss to Orange Vista (Perris, CA). The Knights record now stands at 6-12.