The Las Animas Trojans (Las Animas, CO) basketball nipped the visiting Fowler Grizzlies (Fowler, CO), 53-50 in Friday's league test.

The Trojans (5-7) will now prepare for their test against Rocky Ford (Rocky Ford, CO). The Meloneers go into the 2A Santa Fe test with a 9-3 record. In their last test, Rocky Ford got by John Mall (Walsenburg, CO), 68-64, in a league test.

The Grizzlies now own a 4-8 record. They take the field next when they host Rye for a 2A Santa Fe test on Saturday, January 28. Fowler will clash with a Thunderbolts squad coming off a 63-57 league win over Hoehne (Hoehne, CO). The Thunderbolts record now stands at 9-3.