The Alamo Navajo Cougars basketball squad (Magdalena, NM), was nudged 56-55 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Mescalero Apache Chiefs (Mescalero, NM)

With the victory, Mescalero Apache advances its record to 4-11 on the year. The Chiefs travel to Ruidoso (Ruidoso, NM) to meet the Warriors in a non-league battle on Monday, January 6. The Warriors enter the battle with a record of 7-5. Ruidoso lost 75-44 in their recent non-league battle against West Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NM)

The Cougars now own a 7-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Rehoboth Christian for a non-league battle on Thursday, January 9. Alamo Navajo will meet a Lynx squad coming off a 53-50 non-league loss to Legacy Academy (Albuquerque, NM). The Lynx record now stands at 4-6.