Fans at Tuesday's non-league battle between the Aztec Tigers (Aztec, NM) and the host Thoreau Hawks (Thoreau, NM), saw Aztec's basketball team get by Thoreau by a tally of 65-59.

The Tigers now possess a 8-8 record. They put it on the line next when they host Mancos for a non-league battle on Friday, January 17. Aztec will battle a Bluejays team coming off a 70-13 non-league win over Nucla (Nucla, CO). The Bluejays record now stands at 7-3.

The Hawks (10-4) will now prepare for their match against Santa Fe Indian (Santa Fe, NM). The Braves enter the non-league match with a 7-7 record.