The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Cimarron Rams (Cimarron, NM) and the visiting Tucumcari Rattlers (Tucumcari, NM), observed Cimarron's basketball team knock off Tucumcari by a score of 70-62.

The Rams (6-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Clayton (Clayton, NM). The Yellowjackets come into the non-league challenge with a 9-5 record. In their last challenge, Clayton prevailed over Des Moines (Des Moines, NM), 52-32, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Rattlers encounter the Tularosa Wildcats (Tularosa, NM) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 16. Tucumcari will attempt to improve on its 5-6 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 10-3 record after their 61-46 non-league win over Estancia (Estancia, NM).