The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions (Glendale, AZ) basketball edged the visiting Sunrise Mountain Mustangs (Peoria, AZ), 55-48 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Mountain Lions now possess a 5-4 record. They play next when they travel to Deer Valley for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 7. Mountain Ridge will play a Skyhawks team coming off a 65-59 non-league loss to Prescott (Prescott, AZ). The Skyhawks record now stands at 0-1.

With the loss, Sunrise Mountain falls to 1-1 on the campaign. The Mustangs host Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale, AZ) to play the Saints in a non-league bout on Wednesday, January 15. The Saints go into the bout with a record of 6-0.