The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Tournament Opponent (, ) and the visiting Tatum Coyotes (Tatum, NM), observed Tournament Opponent's basketball team overcome Tatum by a score of 56-36.

The (53-147) will now prepare for their challenge against Prior Lake Christian (Prior Lake, MN). The Royals come into the non-league challenge with a 9-3 record. In their last challenge, Prior Lake Christian defeated First Baptist (Rosemount, MN), 65-47, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Coyotes battle the New Mexico Military Institute Colts (Roswell, NM) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 11. Tatum will attempt to improve on its 4-8 season record. The Colts come into the challenge with a 5-4 record after their 45-39 non-league loss to Eunice (Eunice, NM).