Highland Hornets (Albuquerque, NM) boosters left the game satisfied Wednesday as they witnessed their basketball squad nudge the visiting Del Norte Knights (Albuquerque, NM), 50-45 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Highland upgrades its record to 3-7 on the year. The Hornets travel to Belen (Belen, NM) to face the Eagles in a non-league match on Friday, January 24. The Eagles enter the match with a record of 4-2. Belen lost 60-36 in their recent non-league match against St. Pius X (Albuquerque, NM)

The Knights now sport a 4-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Bernalillo for a match on Friday, January 24. Del Norte will face a Spartans squad coming off a 61-58 non-league win over Cuba (Cuba, NM). The Spartans record now stands at 3-8.