The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Hope Christian Huskies (Albuquerque, NM) and the host Pojoaque Valley Elks/Elkettes (Pojoaque, NM), observed Hope Christian's basketball team edge Pojoaque Valley by a score of 50-47.

The Huskies (9-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Cleveland (Rio Rancho, NM). The Storm come into the non-league challenge with a 11-3 record. In their last challenge, Cleveland was tipped by Volcano Vista (Albuquerque, NM), 58-53, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Elks/Elkettes encounter the Moriarty Pintos (Moriarty, NM) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, February 1. Pojoaque Valley will attempt to improve on its 2-3 season record. The Pintos come into the challenge with a 1-6 record after their 77-31 non-league loss to Portales (Portales, NM).