Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Cathedral Fighting Irish (El Paso, TX) and the host Gallup Bengals (Gallup, NM), saw Cathedral's basketball squad hold off Gallup by a tally of 59-56.

With the victory, Cathedral improves its record to 11-11 on the campaign. The Fighting Irish host Santa Fe Prep (Santa Fe, NM) to confront the Blue Griffins in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 6. The Blue Griffins come into the challenge with a record of 5-3. Santa Fe Prep won 56-41 in their recent non-league challenge against Piedra Vista (Farmington, NM)

Next up, the Bengals confront the Rehoboth Christian Lynx (Rehoboth, NM) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 6. Gallup will attempt to improve on its 3-5 season record. The Lynx come into the challenge with a 7-3 record after their 62-59 non-league win over Miyamura (Gallup, NM).