The Santa Rosa Lions basketball team scored 43 points and limited the host Moriarty Pintos to 27 in the Lions non-league triumph on Monday.

The Lions now possess a 1-0 record. They play next when they host Texico for a non-league game on Tuesday, December 17.

With the loss, Moriarty falls to 0-3 on the campaign. The Pintos host Pecos (Pecos, NM) to confront the Panthers in a non-league game on Friday, December 20. The Panthers go into the game with a record of 0-1.