Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Bloomfield Bobcats (Bloomfield, NM) and the visiting Miyamura Patriots (Gallup, NM), saw Bloomfield's basketball squad hold off Miyamura by a tally of 44-40.

With the victory, Bloomfield improves its record to 10-13 on the campaign. The Bobcats host Kirtland Central (Kirtland, NM) to confront the Broncos in a 4A District 1 challenge on Saturday, February 17. The Broncos come into the challenge with a record of 10-12. Kirtland Central lost 70-67 in their recent league challenge against Aztec (Aztec, NM)

Next up, the Patriots confront the Shiprock Chieftains (Shiprock, NM) in a 4A District 1 challenge, on Saturday, February 17. Miyamura will attempt to improve on its 1-21 season record. The Chieftains come into the challenge with a 14-9 record after their 93-60 league loss to Gallup (Gallup, NM).