Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Mescalero Apache Chiefs (Mescalero, NM) and the host Tularosa Wildcats (Tularosa, NM), saw Mescalero Apache's basketball squad hold off Tularosa by a tally of 52-45.

With the victory, Mescalero Apache improves its record to 17-7 on the campaign. The Chiefs travel to Cloudcroft (Cloudcroft, NM) to encounter the Bears in a 2A District 3 outing on Saturday, February 11. The Bears go into the outing with a record of 3-18. Cloudcroft lost 60-33 in their recent league outing against Lordsburg (Lordsburg, NM)

The Wildcats now own a 11-11 record. They play next when they travel to Capitan for a 2A District 3 outing on Thursday, February 9. Tularosa will encounter a Tigers squad coming off a 53-18 league win over Cloudcroft (Cloudcroft, NM). The Tigers record now stands at 18-5.