Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Bagdad Sultans (Bagdad, AZ) and the host Mayer Wildcats (Mayer, AZ), saw Bagdad's basketball squad hold off Mayer by a tally of 42-39.

With the victory, Bagdad improves its record to 1-2 on the campaign. The Sultans travel to Desert Heights Prep (Glendale, AZ) to play the Yote in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, December 5. The Yote come into the challenge with a record of 0-1. Desert Heights Prep lost 73-37 in their recent non-league challenge against Antelope (Wellton, AZ)

Next up, the Wildcats play the Anthem Prep Eagles (Anthem, AZ) in a 1A Central challenge, on Wednesday, November 29. Mayer will attempt to improve on its 0-3 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 1-0 record after their 52-35 non-league win over Salome (Salome, AZ).