The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Valley Vikings (Albuquerque, NM) and the host Highland Hornets (Albuquerque, NM), observed Valley's basketball team knock off Highland by a score of 61-45.

The Vikings (5-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Albuquerque (Albuquerque, NM). The Bulldogs come into the non-league challenge with a 3-5 record. In their last challenge, Albuquerque was knocked off by Sandia (Albuquerque, NM), 57-55, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Hornets encounter the West Mesa Mustangs (Albuquerque, NM) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 18. Highland will attempt to improve on its 1-8 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 2-6 record after their 75-73 non-league win over Manzano (Albuquerque, NM).