The Shadow Hills Knights (Indio, CA) basketball crushed the visiting Xavier Prep Saints (Palm Desert, CA), 69-31 in Wednesday's league bout.

The Knights now possess a 8-9 record. They play next when they travel to Palm Springs for a Desert Empire bout on Friday, January 10. Shadow Hills will play a Indians team coming off a 57-30 league win over La Quinta (La Quinta, CA). The Indians record now stands at 11-5.

With the loss, Xavier Prep falls to 7-12 on the campaign. The Saints host Rancho Mirage (Rancho Mirage, CA) to play the Rattlers in a Desert Empire bout on Friday, January 10. The Rattlers go into the bout with a record of 13-4. Rancho Mirage lost 70-63 in their recent league bout against Palm Desert (Palm Desert, CA)