Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Valley Pirates (Sanders, AZ) and the visiting Round Valley Elks (Eagar, AZ), saw Valley's basketball squad knock off Round Valley by a tally of 54-40.

With the victory, Valley improves its record to 4-4 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Rock Point (Rock Point, AZ) to play the Cougars in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 15. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 6-1. Rock Point won 52-29 in their recent non-league challenge against Fredonia (Fredonia, AZ)

Next up, the Elks play the Snowflake Lobos (Snowflake, AZ) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 15. Round Valley will attempt to improve on its 2-5 season record. The Lobos come into the challenge with a 2-4 record after their 36-33 non-league loss to Safford (Safford, AZ).