Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the Payson Longhorns (Payson, AZ) and the host Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets (Lakeside, AZ), saw Payson's basketball squad overcome Blue Ridge by a tally of 69-54.

With the victory, Payson improves its record to 10-11 on the campaign. The Longhorns host Show Low (Show Low, AZ) to confront the Cougars in a 3A East challenge on Monday, February 5. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 19-7. Show Low lost 55-45 in their recent league challenge against Snowflake (Snowflake, AZ)

Next up, the Yellow Jackets confront the Show Low Cougars (Show Low, AZ) in a 3A East challenge, on Tuesday, February 6. Blue Ridge will attempt to improve on its 7-13 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 19-8 record after their 84-78 league loss to Payson (Payson, AZ).