The Espanola Valley Sundevils basketball squad (Espanola, NM), was nudged 53-50 in Thursday's non-league challenge with the host Alamogordo Tigers (Alamogordo, NM)

The Tigers (5-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Lovington (Lovington, NM). The Wildcats come into the non-league challenge with a 8-3 record. In their last challenge, Lovington edged Mayfield (Las Cruces, NM), 61-57, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Sundevils encounter the Organ Mountain Knights (Las Cruces, NM) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 3. Espanola Valley will attempt to improve on its 10-3 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 6-3 record after their 65-48 non-league win over Centennial (Las Cruces, NM).