In Thursday's league outing, the Glendale Cardinals (Glendale, AZ) basketball squad overwhelmed the host Independence Patriots (Glendale, AZ), by a count of 69-44.

The Cardinals (3-3) will now prepare for their outing against Kofa (Yuma, AZ). The Kings go into the 5A Central Valley outing with a 5-1 record.

The Patriots now hold a 1-8 record. They play next when they travel to Paradise Honors for a non-league outing on Monday, December 19. Independence will clash with a Panthers squad coming off a 65-64 non-league win over Coconino (Flagstaff, AZ). The Panthers record now stands at 3-3.