The Bernalillo Spartans basketball team (Bernalillo, NM), was nudged 68-62 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the visiting Grants Pirates (Grants, NM)

The Pirates now possess a 3-0 record. They put it on the line next when they host Thoreau for a non-league battle on Thursday, December 17. Grants will confront a Hawks team coming off a 45-44 non-league loss to Navajo Prep (Farmington, NM). The Hawks record now stands at 4-2.

The Spartans (3-3) will now prepare for their battle against Los Lunas (Los Lunas, NM). The Tigers come into the non-league battle with a 3-4 record. In their last battle, Los Lunas edged Socorro (Socorro, NM), 64-34, in a non-league battle.