The Hagerman Bobcats basketball team (Hagerman, NM), was nudged 51-45 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the host Mescalero Apache Chiefs (Mescalero, NM)

The Chiefs now possess a 6-10 record. They put it on the line next when they host Santa Teresa for a non-league battle on Thursday, January 19. Mescalero Apache will confront a Desert Warriors team coming off a 64-44 non-league win over Cobre (Bayard, NM). The Desert Warriors record now stands at 4-12.

The Bobcats (7-10) will now prepare for their battle against Jal (Jal, NM). The Panthers come into the 2A District 4 battle with a 11-7 record. In their last battle, Jal was nudged by Dora (Dora, NM), 46-43, in a non-league battle.