The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Tularosa Wildcats (Tularosa, NM) and the host Tucumcari Rattlers (Tucumcari, NM), observed Tularosa's basketball team overwhelm Tucumcari by a score of 71-41.

The Wildcats (11-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Fort Sumner/House (Fort Sumner, NM). The come into the non-league challenge with a 13-1 record. In their last challenge, Fort Sumner/House trounced Gateway Christian (Roswell, NM), 71-42, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Rattlers encounter the Gateway Christian Warriors (Roswell, NM) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 17. Tucumcari will attempt to improve on its 5-7 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 8-2 record after their 49-37 non-league win over Cloudcroft (Cloudcroft, NM).