Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Artesia Bulldogs (Artesia, NM) and the visiting Portales Rams (Portales, NM), saw Artesia's basketball squad knock off Portales by a count of 67-52.

With the victory, Artesia upgrades its record to 13-9 on the campaign. The Bulldogs travel to Goddard (Roswell, NM) to play the Rockets in a 4A District 4 challenge on Friday, February 3. The Rockets come into the challenge with a record of 10-11. Goddard lost 64-55 in their recent league challenge against Portales (Portales, NM)

Next up, the Rams play the Lovington Wildcats (Lovington, NM) in a 4A District 4 challenge, on Friday, February 3. Portales will attempt to upgrade on its 14-8 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 11-8 record after their 51-36 league loss to Artesia (Artesia, NM).