Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Lovington Wildcats (Lovington, NM) and the visiting Roswell Coyotes (Roswell, NM), saw Lovington's basketball squad knock off Roswell by a tally of 67-59.

With the victory, Lovington improves its record to 7-5 on the campaign. The Wildcats travel to Pojoaque Valley (Pojoaque, NM) to play the Elks/Elkettes in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 6. The Elks/Elkettes come into the challenge with a record of 6-7. Pojoaque Valley lost 67-65 in their recent non-league challenge against Robertson (Las Vegas, NM)

Next up, the Coyotes play the Las Cruces Bulldawgs (Las Cruces, NM) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 9. Roswell will attempt to improve on its 8-6 season record. The Bulldawgs come into the challenge with a 5-6 record after their 37-36 non-league loss to Los Lunas (Los Lunas, NM).