The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the South Ridge Mavericks (Phoenix, AZ) and the host Canyon State Academy Rams (Queen Creek, AZ), observed South Ridge's basketball team knock off Canyon State Academy by a score of 55-44.

The Mavericks (5-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Premier (Phoenix, AZ). The Titan come into the Canyon Division 2 - Roadrunner challenge with a 1-4 record. In their last challenge, Premier dropped by Maricopa Institute of Technology (Phoenix, AZ), 55-14, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Rams encounter the Imagine Prep Coolidge Eagles (Coolidge, AZ) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 9. Canyon State Academy will attempt to improve on its 0-6 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 6-4 record after their 67-19 non-league loss to East Valley Athletes for Christ (Mesa, AZ).