The La Cueva Bears (Albuquerque, NM) basketball toppled the host Cleveland Storm (Rio Rancho, NM), 54-44 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Bears now possess a 1-4 record. They play next when they travel to Eldorado for a non-league bout on Thursday, January 23. La Cueva will play a Golden Eagles team coming off a 52-44 non-league win over Manzano (Albuquerque, NM). The Golden Eagles record now stands at 4-7.

With the loss, Cleveland falls to 7-2 on the campaign. The Storm host Hobbs (Hobbs, NM) to play the Eagles in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 18. The Eagles go into the bout with a record of 0-4. Hobbs lost 59-46 in their recent non-league bout against Las Cruces (Las Cruces, NM)