Hatch Valley Bears (Hatch, NM) supporters left the game satisfied Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad notch a victory over the visiting Animas Panthers (Animas, NM), 37-25 in a non-league contest.

The Bears (1-4) will now prepare for their contest against Lordsburg (Lordsburg, NM). The Mavericks go into the non-league contest with a 3-3 record. In their last contest, Lordsburg topped Hondo Valley (Hondo, NM), 59-21, in a non-league contest.

In their next game, the Panthers confront the Carrizozo Grizzlies (Carrizozo, NM) in a non-league contest, on Friday, December 12. Animas will attempt to better on its 1-4 season record. The Grizzlies go into the contest with a 1-3 record after their 34-26 non-league loss to Clovis Christian (Clovis, NM).