Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Da Vinci (El Paso, TX) and the visiting Gadsden Panthers (Anthony, NM), saw Da Vinci's basketball squad wallop Gadsden by a tally of 76-54.

With the victory, Da Vinci improves its record to 9-8 on the campaign. The host Santa Teresa (Santa Teresa, NM) to confront the Desert Warriors in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 6. The Desert Warriors come into the challenge with a record of 3-11. Santa Teresa lost 66-50 in their recent non-league challenge against Mayfield (Las Cruces, NM)

Next up, the Panthers confront the Deming Wildcats (Deming, NM) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 6. Gadsden will attempt to improve on its 4-8 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 5-8 record after their 65-56 non-league loss to Centennial (Las Cruces, NM).