The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the St. Mary's Knights (Phoenix, AZ) and the visiting Marcos de Niza Padres (Tempe, AZ), observed St. Mary's's basketball team knock off Marcos de Niza by a score of 76-63.

The Knights (5-7) will now prepare for their challenge against ALA - Gilbert North (Gilbert, AZ). The Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 10-4 record. In their last challenge, ALA - Gilbert North prevailed over Apollo (Glendale, AZ), 59-41, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Padres encounter the Mesquite Wildcats (Gilbert, AZ) in a 4A Desert Sky challenge, on Friday, January 10. Marcos de Niza will attempt to improve on its 11-5 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 7-8 record after their 58-53 league win over Saguaro (Scottsdale, AZ).