The crowd at Wednesday's league challenge between the Silverado Hawks (Victorville, CA) and the host Granite Hills Cougars (Apple Valley, CA), observed Silverado's basketball team overwhelm Granite Hills by a score of 49-28.

The Hawks (11-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Adelanto (Adelanto, CA). The Saints come into the Desert Sky challenge with a 16-4 record. In their last challenge, Adelanto trounced Granite Hills (Apple Valley, CA), 58-31, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Cougars encounter the Adelanto Saints (Adelanto, CA) in a Desert Sky challenge, on Friday, January 10. Granite Hills will attempt to improve on its 1-7 season record. The Saints come into the challenge with a 15-4 record after their 74-41 league win over Barstow (Barstow, CA).