The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Tournament Opponent (, ) and the visiting Tatum Coyotes (Tatum, NM), observed Tournament Opponent's basketball team overcome Tatum by a score of 59-41.

The (31-97) will now prepare for their challenge against Lab University Prep National (Charlotte, NC). The Kings come into the non-league challenge with a 6-4 record. In their last challenge, Lab University Prep National dropped by 1 of 1 Academy (Indian Trail, NC), 88-75, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Coyotes battle the Gateway Christian Warriors (Roswell, NM) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 20. Tatum will attempt to improve on its 4-4 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 5-2 record after their 53-40 non-league win over Cloudcroft (Cloudcroft, NM).