The Portales Rams (Portales, NM) basketball edged the host Alamogordo Tigers (Alamogordo, NM), 66-64 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Rams now possess a 7-9 record. They play next when they travel to New Mexico Military Institute for a non-league bout on Thursday, January 23.

With the loss, Alamogordo falls to 8-8 on the campaign. The Tigers host Centennial (Las Cruces, NM) to play the Hawks in a 5A District 3 bout on Monday, January 20. The Hawks go into the bout with a record of 5-11. Centennial lost 53-45 in their recent non-league bout against Carlsbad (Carlsbad, NM)