Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the St. David Tigers (St. David, AZ) and the host Thatcher Eagles (Thatcher, AZ), saw St. David's basketball squad overcome Thatcher by a tally of 54-34.

With the victory, St. David improves its record to 14-1 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Patagonia (Patagonia, AZ) to confront the Lobos in a 1A Tucson Southeast challenge on Thursday, January 4. The Lobos come into the challenge with a record of 3-5.

Next up, the Eagles confront the Empire Ravens (Tucson, AZ) in a 3A South challenge, on Wednesday, January 3. Thatcher will attempt to improve on its 3-8 season record. The Ravens come into the challenge with a 1-12 record after their 63-12 non-league loss to Rio Rico (Rio Rico, AZ).