The Palm Springs Indians routed the host Rancho Mirage Rattlers basketball team by a final score of 52-4 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Indians face the Shadow Hills Knights (Indio, CA) in a Desert Empire game, on Thursday, December 21. Palm Springs will attempt to move on its 6-7 season record. The Knights come into the battle with a 9-1 record after their 53-22 league win over La Quinta (La Quinta, CA).

The Rattlers (0-7) will now prepare for their battle against Xavier Prep (Palm Desert, CA). The Saints come into the Desert Empire battle with a 11-3 record. In their last battle, Xavier Prep was overwhelmed by Seattle Prep (Seattle, WA), 51-21, in a non-league battle.