The Artesia Bulldogs (Artesia, NM) basketball crushed the host Hatch Valley Bears (Hatch, NM), 83-49 in Saturday's non-league test.

The Bulldogs (9-2) will now prepare for their test against Portales (Portales, NM). The Rams go into the non-league test with a 4-5 record. In their last outing, Portales smashed Socorro (Socorro, NM), 52-41, in a non-league outing.

The Bears now own a 1-7 record. They take the field next when they travel to Santa Teresa for a non-league outing on Tuesday, January 8. Hatch Valley will encounter a Desert Warriors squad coming off a 37-33 non-league loss to Bel Air (El Paso, TX). The Desert Warriors record now stands at 7-13.