New Mexico High School Basketball - Morenci knocked off by Silver
January 14, 2017: Silver City, NM 88061 The Silver Fighting Colts basketball team scored 52 points and held the visiting Morenci Wildcats to 42 in the Fighting Colts non-league triumph on Saturday.
The Fighting Colts now sport a 10-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Hot Springs for a 4A District 3 contest on Tuesday, January 17. Silver will battle a Tigers team coming off a 60-28 non-league loss to Socorro (Socorro, NM). The Tigers record now stands at 0-13.
The Wildcats (12-5) will now prepare for their contest against Pima (Pima, AZ). The Roughriders enter the 2A East contest with a 10-7 record. In their last contest, Pima ran past Bisbee (Bisbee, AZ), 46-25, in a league contest.