Hesperia Scorpions (Hesperia, CA) backers were in high spirits Saturday as they witnessed their basketball squad bounce the visiting Millikan Rams (Long Beach, CA), 66-34 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Hesperia upgrades its record to 9-7 on the season. The Scorpions travel to Burroughs (Ridgecrest, CA) to clash with the Burros in a Mojave River bout on Tuesday, January 10. The Burros go into the bout with a record of 10-3. Burroughs won 68-15 in their recent league bout against Sultana (Hesperia, CA)

Next up, the Rams clash with the Compton Tarbabes (Compton, CA) in a Moore bout, on Monday, January 9. Millikan will attempt to upgrade on its 3-6 season record. The Tarbabes go into the bout with a 0-12 record after their 25-8 non-league loss to El Segundo (El Segundo, CA).