New Mexico High School Basketball - Artesia thwarted by Belen
January 2, 2009: Belen, NM 87002 The Artesia Bulldogs basketball team (Artesia, NM), dropped 65-50 in Friday's non-league battle with the host Belen Eagles (Belen, NM)
The Eagles (6-2) will now prepare for their outing against Valley (Albuquerque, NM). The Vikings go into the non-league outing with a 4-2 record. In their last outing, Valley was topped by Rio Grande (Albuquerque, NM), 53-46, in a non-league outing.
The Bulldogs now hold a 3-6 record. They take the field next when they travel to Albuquerque Academy for a non-league outing on Saturday, January 3. Artesia will encounter a Chargers squad coming off a 49-37 non-league loss to Cibola (Albuquerque, NM). The Chargers record now stands at 4-4.