Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the Mescalero Apache Chiefs (Mescalero, NM) and the visiting Cloudcroft Bears (Cloudcroft, NM), saw Mescalero Apache's basketball squad wallop Cloudcroft by a tally of 58-32.

With the victory, Mescalero Apache improves its record to 14-6 on the campaign. The Chiefs travel to Capitan (Capitan, NM) to encounter the Tigers in a 2A District 3 test on Tuesday, January 31. The Tigers go into the test with a record of 15-5. Capitan won 45-36 in their recent non-league test against Tatum (Tatum, NM)

The Bears now own a 3-14 record. They play next when they travel to Tularosa for a 2A District 3 test on Thursday, February 2. Cloudcroft will encounter a Wildcats squad coming off a 42-35 league win over Lordsburg (Lordsburg, NM). The Wildcats record now stands at 9-10.