In Friday's league test, the Silver Fighting Colts (Silver City, NM) basketball squad defeated the host Chaparral Lobos (Chaparral, NM), by a final score of 55-40.

Next, the Fighting Colts clash with the Deming Wildcats (Deming, NM) in a 4A District 3 test, on Monday, February 24. Silver will attempt to upgrade on its 16-9 season record. The Wildcats come into the test with a 18-7 record after their 57-17 league win over Santa Teresa (Santa Teresa, NM).

The Lobos (7-19) will now prepare for their test against Santa Teresa (Santa Teresa, NM). The Desert Warriors come into the non-league test with a 11-15 record. In their last test, Santa Teresa went down by Deming (Deming, NM), 57-17, in a league test.