The Somerton Toros basketball squad (Somerton, AZ), was crushed 54-18 in Friday's non-league battle with the host Palo Verde Valley Yellow Jackets (Blythe, CA)

With the victory, Palo Verde Valley advances its record to 4-3 on the year. The Yellow Jackets travel to Coachella Valley (Thermal, CA) to battle the Mighty Arabs in a non-league challenge on Monday, December 15. The Mighty Arabs come into the challenge with a record of 1-7. Coachella Valley won 59-38 in their recent non-league challenge against Cathedral City (Cathedral City, CA)

In their next game, the Toros battle the Odyssey Institute Minotaur (Buckeye, AZ) in a 3A West challenge, on Tuesday, December 16. Somerton will attempt to better on its 0-6 season record. The Minotaur come into the challenge with a 0-5 record after their 64-23 non-league loss to Northwest Christian (Phoenix, AZ).