In Thursday's non-league test, the Gallup Bengals (Gallup, NM) basketball squad got by the host Grants Pirates (Grants, NM), by a score of 56-53.

Next, the Bengals clash with the Academy for Technology and The Classics (Santa Fe, NM) in a non-league test, on Thursday, December 19. Gallup will attempt to improve on its 3-2 season record. The come into the test with a 4-4 record after their 62-38 non-league loss to Pecos (Pecos, NM).

The Pirates (3-2) will now prepare for their test against Rehoboth Christian (Rehoboth, NM). The Lynx come into the non-league test with a 3-3 record. In their last test, Rehoboth Christian was nipped by Thoreau (Thoreau, NM), 51-41, in a non-league test.