Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the Moriarty Pintos (Moriarty, NM) and the visiting Pojoaque Valley Elks/Elkettes (Pojoaque, NM), saw Moriarty's basketball squad hold off Pojoaque Valley by a tally of 51-48.

With the victory, Moriarty improves its record to 6-11 on the campaign. The Pintos travel to Robertson (Las Vegas, NM) to confront the Cardinals in a non-league challenge on Monday, February 5. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a record of 17-1. Robertson won 52-48 in their recent league challenge against St. Michael's (Santa Fe, NM)

Next up, the Elks/Elkettes confront the Los Alamos Hilltoppers (Los Alamos, NM) in a 4A District 2 challenge, on Tuesday, February 6. Pojoaque Valley will attempt to improve on its 10-11 season record. The Hilltoppers come into the challenge with a 6-14 record after their 48-44 league loss to Taos (Taos, NM).