American Leadership Academy - Ironwood Warriors (Ironwood, AZ) backers were pleased Saturday as they saw their basketball squad knock off the host Hayden Lobos (Winkelman, AZ), 35-23 in a non-league bout.

With the victory, American Leadership Academy - Ironwood upgrades its record to 2-8 on the campaign. The Warriors travel to Mohave Accelerated (Bullhead City, AZ) to play the Patriots in a non-league bout on Saturday, December 17. The Patriots come into the bout with a record of 6-6. Mohave Accelerated lost 48-35 in their recent non-league bout against San Tan Foothills (Queen Creek, AZ)

Next up, the Lobos play the Fort Thomas Apaches (Fort Thomas, AZ) in a 1A Copper bout, on Wednesday, January 4. Hayden will attempt to upgrade on its 1-8 season record. The Apaches come into the bout with a 12-4 record after their 60-51 non-league loss to Miami (Miami, AZ).