The Montezuma-Cortez Panthers basketball squad (Cortez, CO), was nudged 35-31 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Durango Demons (Durango, CO)

With the victory, Durango advances its record to 7-7 on the year. The Demons travel to Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction, CO) to meet the Warriors in a non-league battle on Friday, February 7. The Warriors enter the battle with a record of 1-2. Grand Junction Central lost 34-29 in their recent non-league battle against Battle Mountain (Edwards, CO)

The Panthers now own a 1-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Centauri for a non-league battle on Friday, February 7.