New Mexico High School Basketball - Belen nips Moriarty
January 7, 2025: Moriarty, NM 87035 The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Belen Eagles (Belen, NM) and the host Moriarty Pintos (Moriarty, NM), observed Belen's basketball team edge Moriarty by a score of 33-32.
The Eagles (7-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Los Lunas (Los Lunas, NM). The Tigers come into the non-league challenge with a 11-3 record. In their last challenge, Los Lunas edged Organ Mountain (Las Cruces, NM), 64-19, in a non-league challenge.
In their next game, the Pintos battle the Santa Rosa Lions (Santa Rosa, NM) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 9. Moriarty will attempt to improve on its 3-8 season record. The Lions come into the challenge with a 4-8 record after their 46-35 non-league loss to Mora (Mora, NM).