The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Capital Jaguars (Santa Fe, NM) and the visiting Manzano Monarchs (Albuquerque, NM), observed Capital's basketball team edge Manzano by a score of 57-56.

The Jaguars (7-13) will now prepare for their challenge against Eldorado (Albuquerque, NM). The Golden Eagles come into the 5A District 2 challenge with a 8-12 record. In their last challenge, Eldorado was tipped by Sandia (Albuquerque, NM), 85-32, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Monarchs battle the La Cueva Bears (Albuquerque, NM) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, February 5. Manzano will attempt to improve on its 10-9 season record. The Bears come into the challenge with a 13-5 record after their 59-17 league win over Santa Fe (Santa Fe, NM).