The Mescalero Apache Chiefs football team (Mescalero, NM), was beaten 32-6 in Friday's non-league challenge with the host Tucumcari Rattlers (Tucumcari, NM)

The Rattlers (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Thoreau (Thoreau, NM). The Hawks come into the non-league challenge with a 1-0 record. In their last challenge, Thoreau achieved victory over Zuni (Zuni, NM), 52-0, in a non-league challenge.

The Chiefs now sport a 0-1 record. They take the field next when they host Hagerman for a non-league challenge on Friday, August 25. Mescalero Apache will meet a Bobcats team coming off a 36-0 non-league win over Capitan (Capitan, NM). The Bobcats record now stands at 1-0.