Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the La Cueva Bears (Albuquerque, NM) and the host Carlsbad Cavemen (Carlsbad, NM), saw La Cueva's basketball squad knock off Carlsbad by a count of 44-26.

With the victory, La Cueva upgrades its record to 23-7 on the campaign. The Bears travel to Hobbs (Hobbs, NM) to play the Eagles in a non-league challenge on Thursday, March 9. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 26-3. Hobbs won 51-43 in their recent non-league challenge against Sandia (Albuquerque, NM)