The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Elida Tigers (Elida, NM) and the host Dora Coyotes (Dora, NM), observed Elida's basketball team knock off Dora by a score of 54-44.

The Tigers (13-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Melrose (Melrose, NM). The Buffaloes come into the A District 4 challenge with a 19-3 record. In their last challenge, Melrose prevailed over Gateway Christian (Roswell, NM), 46-25, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Coyotes encounter the Grady Bronchos (Grady, NM) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, February 17. Dora will attempt to improve on its 9-13 season record. The Bronchos come into the challenge with a 8-12 record after their 58-28 non-league win over San Jon (San Jon, NM).