The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Valley Pirates (Sanders, AZ) and the visiting St. Michael Cardinals (St. Michaels, AZ), observed Valley's basketball team overwhelm St. Michael by a score of 74-40.

The Pirates (2-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Pinon (Pinon, AZ). The Eagles come into the 2A North challenge with a 1-2 record. In their last challenge, Pinon was routed by Hopi (Keams Canyon, AZ), 57-45, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Cardinals battle the Ganado Hornets (Ganado, AZ) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 5. St. Michael will attempt to improve on its 0-2 season record. The Hornets come into the challenge with a 4-0 record after their 66-58 non-league win over Winslow (Winslow, AZ).