The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Grants Pirates (Grants, NM) and the host Rio Grande Ravens (Albuquerque, NM), observed Grants's basketball team overwhelm Rio Grande by a score of 45-16.

The Pirates (2-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Bernalillo (Bernalillo, NM). The Spartans come into the non-league challenge with a 0-2 record.

In their next game, the Ravens battle the La Cueva Bears (Albuquerque, NM) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 3. Rio Grande will attempt to improve on its 0-2 season record. The Bears come into the challenge with a 0-1 record after their 42-8 non-league loss to Albuquerque (Albuquerque, NM).