Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Espanola Valley Sundevils (Espanola, NM) and the visiting Capital Jaguars (Santa Fe, NM), saw Espanola Valley's basketball squad hold off Capital by a tally of 49-44.

With the victory, Espanola Valley improves its record to 6-9 on the campaign. The Sundevils host Shiprock (Shiprock, NM) to confront the Chieftains in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 13. The Chieftains come into the challenge with a record of 4-10. Shiprock lost 33-31 in their recent non-league challenge against Zuni (Zuni, NM)

Next up, the Jaguars confront the Rio Grande Ravens (Albuquerque, NM) in a 5A District 5 challenge, on Tuesday, January 17. Capital will attempt to improve on its 2-14 season record.