The Cloudcroft Bears nipped the visiting Hatch Valley Bears basketball squad by a final score of 44-42 in Friday's non-league outing.

Next, the Bears clash with the Cliff Cowboys/Cowgirls (Cliff, NM) in a non-league outing, on Saturday, December 13. Cloudcroft will attempt to upgrade on its 3-5 season record. The Cowboys/Cowgirls enter the outing with a 7-1 record after their 40-36 non-league win over Mountainair (Mountainair, NM).

The Bears (1-4) will now prepare for their outing against Chaparral (Chaparral, NM). The Lobos enter the non-league outing with a 2-5 record. In their last outing, Chaparral was nipped by Eldorado (Albuquerque, NM), 59-36, in a non-league outing.