The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Gallup Bengals (Gallup, NM) and the visiting Bloomfield Bobcats (Bloomfield, NM), observed Gallup's basketball team edge Bloomfield by a score of 58-52.

The Bengals (8-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Shiprock (Shiprock, NM). The Chieftains come into the non-league challenge with a 1-8 record.

In their next game, the Bobcats encounter the Miyamura Patriots (Gallup, NM) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 18. Bloomfield will attempt to improve on its 3-4 season record. The Patriots come into the challenge with a 6-2 record after their 57-34 non-league win over Kirtland Central (Kirtland, NM).