The La Quinta Blackhawks basketball team (La Quinta, CA), was overwhelmed 67-26 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Palm Springs Indians (Palm Springs, CA)

The Indians now possess a 17-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Artesia for a non-league battle on Wednesday, January 10. Palm Springs will battle a Pioneers team coming off a 31-27 league win over Whitney (Cerritos, CA). The Pioneers record now stands at 10-6.

The Blackhawks (4-14) will now prepare for their battle against Rancho Mirage (Rancho Mirage, CA). The Rattlers come into the Desert Empire battle with a 15-5 record. In their last battle, Rancho Mirage was overwhelmed by Palm Desert (Palm Desert, CA), 65-62, in a league battle.