New Mexico High School Basketball - Clayton can't hold off Des Moines
January 29, 2024: Des Moines, NM 88418 The Des Moines Demons basketball team scored 55 points and held the visiting Clayton Yellowjackets to 49 in the Demons non-league triumph on Monday.
The Demons now sport a 9-8 record. They put it on the line next when they host Cimarron for a A District 5 contest on Thursday, February 1. Des Moines will battle a Rams team coming off a 57-25 league loss to Roy/Mosquero (Roy, NM). The Rams record now stands at 8-9.
The Yellowjackets (12-7) will now prepare for their contest against Maxwell (Maxwell, NM). The Bears enter the non-league contest with a 4-9 record. In their last contest, Maxwell nudged Raton (Raton, NM), 43-21, in a non-league contest.