The Artesia Bulldogs (Artesia, NM) basketball nipped the visiting Grants Pirates (Grants, NM), 51-47 in Tuesday's non-league test.

The Bulldogs (16-7) will now prepare for their test against Lovington (Lovington, NM). The Wildcats go into the 5A District 4 test with a 11-11 record. In their last test, Lovington was tipped by Roswell (Roswell, NM), 84-53, in a league test.

The Pirates now own a 15-8 record. They play next when they host Valencia for a 5A District 5 test on Friday, February 10. Grants will encounter a Jaguars squad coming off a 46-42 league loss to St. Pius X (Albuquerque, NM). The Jaguars record now stands at 3-20.