Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the St. Michael Cardinals (St. Michaels, AZ) and the host Buckeye Hawks (Buckeye, AZ), saw St. Michael's basketball squad hold off Buckeye by a tally of 34-33.

With the victory, St. Michael improves its record to 9-7 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to Blue Ridge (Lakeside, AZ) to confront the Yellow Jackets in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 30. The Yellow Jackets come into the challenge with a record of 3-8. Blue Ridge lost 33-26 in their recent non-league challenge against Arete Prep (Gilbert, AZ)

Next up, the Hawks confront the Valley Pirates (Sanders, AZ) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 30. Buckeye will attempt to improve on its 3-8 season record. The Pirates come into the challenge with a 4-5 record after their 46-31 non-league loss to St. Michael (St. Michaels, AZ).