The Quartz Hill Royals basketball squad (Quartz Hill, CA), was nudged 50-45 in Monday's non-league battle with the host Sultana Sultans (Hesperia, CA)

With the victory, Sultana advances its record to 7-9 on the year. The Sultans host Burroughs (Ridgecrest, CA) to meet the Burros in a Mojave River battle on Tuesday, January 7. The Burros enter the battle with a record of 7-6. Burroughs lost 53-29 in their recent non-league battle against Glendora (Glendora, CA)

The Royals now own a 7-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host The Palmdale Aerospace Academy for a non-league battle on Tuesday, January 7. Quartz Hill will meet a Griffins squad coming off a 75-20 league loss to Trinity Classical Academy (Valencia, CA). The Griffins record now stands at 7-8.