The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Chaparral Lobos (Chaparral, NM) and the host Hatch Valley Bears (Hatch, NM), observed Chaparral's basketball team overwhelm Hatch Valley by a score of 61-20.

The Lobos (7-12) will now prepare for their challenge against Valencia (Los Lunas, NM). The Jaguars come into the non-league challenge with a 14-5 record. In their last challenge, Valencia trounced St. Pius X (Albuquerque, NM), 41-31, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bears encounter the Santa Teresa Desert Warriors (Santa Teresa, NM) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, February 1. Hatch Valley will attempt to improve on its 2-17 season record. The Desert Warriors come into the challenge with a 8-11 record after their 43-42 non-league win over Ruidoso (Ruidoso, NM).