Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Capitan Tigers (Capitan, NM) and the visiting Mescalero Apache Chiefs (Mescalero, NM), saw Capitan's basketball squad knock off Mescalero Apache by a score of 71-52.

With the victory, Capitan improves its record to 3-4 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Quemado (Quemado, NM) to battle the Eagles in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 13. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 1-2. Quemado lost 70-48 in their recent non-league challenge against Aztec (Aztec, NM)

Next up, the Chiefs battle the Tularosa Wildcats (Tularosa, NM) in a 2A District 5 challenge, on Thursday, December 13. Mescalero Apache will attempt to improve on its 1-3 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 1-2 record after their 68-64 non-league loss to Pecos (Pecos, NM).