The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Miyamura Patriots (Gallup, NM) and the host Piedra Vista Panthers (Farmington, NM), observed Miyamura's basketball team edge Piedra Vista by a score of 48-45.

The Patriots (1-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Highland (Albuquerque, NM). The Hornets come into the non-league challenge with a 2-5 record. In their last challenge, Highland was tipped by Roswell (Roswell, NM), 78-51, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers battle the Los Lunas Tigers (Los Lunas, NM) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. Piedra Vista will attempt to improve on its 1-6 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 3-7 record after their 77-57 non-league loss to Sandia (Albuquerque, NM).