In Tuesday's league outing, the La Quinta Blackhawks (La Quinta, CA) basketball squad nipped the host Palm Springs Indians (Palm Springs, CA), by a margin of 34-33.

The Blackhawks (10-9) will now prepare for their outing against Rancho Mirage (Rancho Mirage, CA). The Rattlers go into the Desert Empire outing with a 0-12 record. In their last outing, Rancho Mirage was tipped by Palm Desert (Palm Desert, CA), 50-8, in a league outing.

The Indians now own a 7-12 record. They play next when they travel to Xavier Prep for a Desert Empire outing on Thursday, January 11. Palm Springs will clash with a Saints squad coming off a 56-54 league loss to Shadow Hills (Indio, CA). The Saints record now stands at 16-5.