The Alturas Prep Pumas basketball squad (Idaho Falls, ID), was nudged 45-38 in Monday's non-league battle with the host American Heritage Patriots (Idaho Falls, ID)

With the victory, American Heritage advances its record to 2-5 on the year. The Patriots host Clark County (Dubois, ID) to meet the Bobcats in a 1A Rocky Mountain battle on Tuesday, January 7. The Bobcats enter the battle with a record of 1-3. Clark County lost 58-28 in their recent non-league battle against Taylor's Crossing (Idaho Falls, ID)

The Pumas now own a 1-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Mackay for a non-league battle on Friday, January 10. Alturas Prep will meet a Miners squad coming off a 58-39 league win over Leadore (Leadore, ID). The Miners record now stands at 4-3.