The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Gadsden Panthers (Anthony, NM) and the visiting Da Vinci Dragons (El Paso, TX), observed Gadsden's basketball team overwhelm Da Vinci by a margin of 54-7.

The Panthers (1-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Loretto (El Paso, TX). The Angels come into the non-league challenge with a 5-6 record. In their last challenge, Loretto trounced Jefferson (El Paso, TX), 43-30, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Dragons battle the Jefferson Silver Foxes (El Paso, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 6. Da Vinci will attempt to better on its 0-2 season record. The Silver Foxes come into the challenge with a 4-6 record after their 43-30 non-league loss to Loretto (El Paso, TX).