The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Zuni Thunderbirds (Zuni, NM) and the host Laguna Acoma Hawks (New Laguna, NM), observed Zuni's basketball team knock off Laguna Acoma by a score of 77-60.

The Thunderbirds (8-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Bloomfield (Bloomfield, NM). The Bobcats come into the non-league challenge with a 6-6 record. In their last challenge, Bloomfield dropped by Cibola (Albuquerque, NM), 71-27, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Hawks encounter the Menaul Panthers (Albuquerque, NM) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 9. Laguna Acoma will attempt to improve on its 2-8 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 3-5 record after their 57-34 non-league loss to Santa Rosa (Santa Rosa, NM).