Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Apollo Hawks (Glendale, AZ) and the host Maricopa Rams (Maricopa, AZ), saw Apollo's basketball squad knock off Maricopa by a tally of 66-51.

With the victory, Apollo improves its record to 7-1 on the campaign. The Hawks travel to Saguaro (Scottsdale, AZ) to play the Sabercats in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 15. The Sabercats come into the challenge with a record of 3-4. Saguaro won 73-50 in their recent non-league challenge against Verrado (Buckeye, AZ)

Next up, the Rams play the Horizon Huskies (Scottsdale, AZ) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 16. Maricopa will attempt to improve on its 1-9 season record. The Huskies come into the challenge with a 2-10 record after their 80-51 non-league loss to Gilbert Christian (Gilbert, AZ).