Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Des Moines Demons (Des Moines, NM) and the host Clayton Yellowjackets (Clayton, NM), saw Des Moines's basketball squad hold off Clayton by a count of 51-50.

With the victory, Des Moines upgrades its record to 10-7 on the campaign. The Demons travel to Springer (Springer, NM) to play the Devils in a 1A District 1 challenge on Friday, January 25. The Devils come into the challenge with a record of 10-3. Springer lost 90-80 in their recent non-league challenge against Penasco (Penasco, NM)

Next up, the Yellowjackets play the Wagon Mound Trojans (Wagon Mound, NM) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 31. Clayton will attempt to upgrade on its 4-12 season record. The Trojans come into the challenge with a 6-6 record after their 87-62 league loss to Springer (Springer, NM).