The crowd at Wednesday's league challenge between the La Quinta Blackhawks (La Quinta, CA) and the host Palm Springs Indians (Palm Springs, CA), observed La Quinta's basketball team edge Palm Springs by a score of 32-27.

The Blackhawks (9-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Rancho Mirage (Rancho Mirage, CA). The Rattlers come into the Desert Empire challenge with a 1-5 record. In their last challenge, Rancho Mirage was tipped by Palm Desert (Palm Desert, CA), 64-14, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Indians encounter the Xavier Prep Saints (Palm Desert, CA) in a Desert Empire challenge, on Monday, January 13. Palm Springs will attempt to improve on its 13-6 season record. The Saints come into the challenge with a 6-14 record after their 80-38 league loss to Shadow Hills (Indio, CA).