New Mexico High School Basketball - Wingate edges Newcomb
January 20, 2024: Fort Wingate, NM 87316 In Saturday's league outing, the Wingate Bears (Fort Wingate, NM) basketball squad nipped the visiting Newcomb Skyhawks (Newcomb, NM), by a margin of 50-49.
The Bears (7-10) will now prepare for their outing against Navajo Prep (Farmington, NM). The Eagles go into the 3A District 1 outing with a 9-8 record. In their last outing, Navajo Prep got by Zuni (Zuni, NM), 67-31, in a league outing.
The Skyhawks now own a 8-8 record. They play next when they travel to Tohatchi for a 3A District 1 outing on Wednesday, January 24. Newcomb will encounter a Cougars squad coming off a 62-43 league win over Thoreau (Thoreau, NM). The Cougars record now stands at 13-4.