The Lake Arthur Panthers basketball squad (Lake Arthur, NM), was nudged 28-26 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Hagerman Bobcats (Hagerman, NM)

With the victory, Hagerman advances its record to 6-5 on the year. The Bobcats travel to New Mexico Military Institute (Roswell, NM) to meet the Colts in a non-league battle on Friday, January 17. The Colts enter the battle with a record of 0-1. New Mexico Military Institute lost 61-10 in their recent non-league battle against Melrose (Melrose, NM)

The Panthers now own a 2-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host Melrose for a A District 4 battle on Tuesday, January 21. Lake Arthur will meet a Buffaloes squad coming off a 52-46 non-league win over Rio Grande (Albuquerque, NM). The Buffaloes record now stands at 10-2.