Reserve Mountaineers (Reserve, NM) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the host Hagerman Bobcats (Hagerman, NM), 61-49 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Reserve upgrades its record to 5-3 on the season. The Mountaineers travel to Ruidoso (Ruidoso, NM) to clash with the Warriors in a non-league bout on Saturday, December 17. The Warriors go into the bout with a record of 2-6. Ruidoso won 52-24 in their recent non-league bout against Dexter (Dexter, NM)

Next up, the Bobcats clash with the Dexter Demons (Dexter, NM) in a non-league bout, on Friday, January 6. Hagerman will attempt to upgrade on its 3-6 season record.