The La Quinta Blackhawks basketball squad (La Quinta, CA), was outscored 47-30 in Monday's league battle with the visiting Palm Desert Aztecs (Palm Desert, CA)

With the victory, Palm Desert advances its record to 10-6 on the year. The Aztecs host Rancho Mirage (Rancho Mirage, CA) to encounter the Rattlers in a Desert Empire test on Wednesday, January 8. The Rattlers come into the test with a record of 1-4. Rancho Mirage lost 43-16 in their recent league test against Xavier Prep (Palm Desert, CA)

The Blackhawks (8-8) will now prepare for their test against Palm Springs (Palm Springs, CA). The Indians come into the Desert Empire test with a 13-5 record. In their last test, Palm Springs went down by Shadow Hills (Indio, CA), 71-15, in a league test.