The Pima Roughriders nipped the visiting Fort Thomas Apaches basketball squad by a final score of 62-61 in Saturday's non-league outing.

Next, the Roughriders clash with the Safford Bulldogs (Safford, AZ) in a non-league outing, on Tuesday, December 16. Pima will attempt to upgrade on its 8-0 season record. The Bulldogs enter the outing with a 2-3 record after their 89-58 non-league loss to Needles (Needles, CA).

The Apaches (10-2) will now prepare for their outing against Superior (Superior, AZ). The Panthers enter the 1A East outing with a 2-4 record. In their last outing, Superior got by San Manuel (San Manuel, AZ), 41-40, in a league outing.