The Mescalero Apache Chiefs (Mescalero, NM) basketball toppled the visiting Capitan Tigers (Capitan, NM), 65-47 in Thursday's league bout.

The Chiefs now possess a 10-13 record. They play next when they host Lordsburg for a 2A District 3 bout on Saturday, February 14. Mescalero Apache will play a Mavericks team coming off a 58-27 league loss to Cloudcroft (Cloudcroft, NM). The Mavericks record now stands at 6-15.

With the loss, Capitan falls to 8-14 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Mesilla Valley Christian School (Las Cruces, NM) to clash with the SonBlazers in a 2A District 3 test on Saturday, February 14. The SonBlazers come into the test with a record of 18-4. Mesilla Valley Christian School won 76-55 in their recent non-league test against Alamo Navajo (Magdalena, NM)