Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the San Carlos Braves (San Carlos, AZ) and the host Desert Sunrise Golden Hawks (Maricopa, AZ), saw San Carlos's basketball squad hold off Desert Sunrise by a tally of 53-51.

With the victory, San Carlos improves its record to 15-6 on the campaign. The Braves travel to Payson (Payson, AZ) to play the Longhorns in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 6. The Longhorns come into the challenge with a record of 6-5. Payson won 84-74 in their recent non-league challenge against Camp Verde (Camp Verde, AZ)