The Mescalero Apache Chiefs topped the visiting Lordsburg Mavericks basketball team by a final score of 68-58 in Saturday's league game.

In their next game, the Chiefs face the Tularosa Wildcats (Tularosa, NM) in a 2A District 3 game, on Tuesday, February 6. Mescalero Apache will attempt to move on its 9-10 season record. The Wildcats enter the game with a 15-4 record after their 72-36 league win over Capitan (Capitan, NM).

With the defeat, Lordsburg moves to 5-13 on the year. The Mavericks host Tularosa (Tularosa, NM) to face the Wildcats in a 2A District 3 game on Thursday, February 8. The Wildcats enter the game with a record of 16-4. Tularosa won 58-40 in their recent league game against Mescalero Apache (Mescalero, NM)