The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Rio Rancho Rams (Rio Rancho, NM) and the host West Mesa Mustangs (Albuquerque, NM), observed Rio Rancho's basketball team overcome West Mesa by a margin of 40-28.

The Rams (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Bernalillo (Bernalillo, NM). The Spartans come into the non-league challenge with a 0-0 record.

In their next game, the Mustangs battle the Volcano Vista Hawks (Albuquerque, NM) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, December 4. West Mesa will attempt to better on its 0-1 season record. The Hawks come into the challenge with a 1-0 record after their 31-24 non-league win over Eldorado (Albuquerque, NM).