The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Sangre de Cristo Thunderbirds (Mosca, CO) and the host Dolores Bears (Dolores, CO), witnessed Sangre de Cristo's basketball squad prevail over Dolores by a count of 40-27.

With the victory, Sangre de Cristo advances its record to 2-0 on the year. The Thunderbirds travel to Nucla (Nucla, CO) to meet the Mustangs in a non-league battle on Saturday, December 7. The Mustangs enter the battle with a record of 2-1. Nucla won 59-38 in their recent non-league battle against Center (Center, CO)

The Bears now own a 1-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Center for a non-league battle on Saturday, December 7. Dolores will meet a Vikings squad coming off a 59-38 non-league loss to Nucla (Nucla, CO). The Vikings record now stands at 1-1.