The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Hatch Valley Bears (Hatch, NM) and the host Carrizozo Grizzlies (Carrizozo, NM), observed Hatch Valley's basketball team knock off Carrizozo by a score of 42-24.

The Bears (1-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Tucumcari (Tucumcari, NM). The Rattlers come into the non-league challenge with a 6-1 record. In their last challenge, Tucumcari prevailed over Jal (Jal, NM), 47-32, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Grizzlies encounter the Lake Arthur Panthers (Lake Arthur, NM) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 19. Carrizozo will attempt to improve on its 0-8 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 1-5 record after their 47-21 non-league loss to Hondo Valley (Hondo, NM).