Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Ruidoso Warriors (Ruidoso, NM) and the visiting Capitan Tigers (Capitan, NM), saw Ruidoso's basketball squad hold off Capitan by a tally of 71-70.

With the victory, Ruidoso improves its record to 6-15 on the campaign. The Warriors host East Mountain (Sandia Park, NM) to confront the Timberwolves in a 4A District 4 challenge on Tuesday, February 2. The Timberwolves come into the challenge with a record of 7-14. East Mountain won 63-42 in their recent league challenge against New Mexico Military Institute (Roswell, NM)

Next up, the Tigers confront the Tularosa Wildcats (Tularosa, NM) in a 3A District 3 challenge, on Tuesday, February 2. Capitan will attempt to improve on its 11-8 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 12-8 record after their 68-57 non-league win over Estancia (Estancia, NM).