Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Capitan Tigers (Capitan, NM) and the host Mescalero Apache Chiefs (Mescalero, NM), saw Capitan's basketball squad wallop Mescalero Apache by a tally of 69-45.

With the victory, Capitan improves its record to 12-4 on the campaign. The Tigers host Cloudcroft (Cloudcroft, NM) to confront the Bears in a 1A District 7 challenge on Friday, February 8. The Bears come into the challenge with a record of 5-14. Cloudcroft lost 88-62 in their recent league challenge against Hagerman (Hagerman, NM)

Next up, the Chiefs confront the Hagerman Bobcats (Hagerman, NM) in a 1A District 7 challenge, on Friday, February 8. Mescalero Apache will attempt to improve on its 6-9 season record. The Bobcats come into the challenge with a 15-6 record after their 88-62 league win over Cloudcroft (Cloudcroft, NM).