Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Tucumcari Rattlers (Tucumcari, NM) and the visiting Clayton Yellowjackets (Clayton, NM), saw Tucumcari's basketball squad hold off Clayton by a score of 67-62.

With the victory, Tucumcari improves its record to 7-15 on the campaign. The Rattlers travel to Texico (Texico, NM) to battle the Wolverines in a 2A District 6 challenge on Saturday, February 21. The Wolverines come into the challenge with a record of 23-2. Texico won 36-33 in their recent non-league challenge against Portales (Portales, NM)

Next up, the Yellowjackets battle the Santa Rosa Lions (Santa Rosa, NM) in a 2A District 6 challenge, on Saturday, February 21. Clayton will attempt to improve on its 15-9 season record. The Lions come into the challenge with a 22-3 record after their 55-45 league win over Texico (Texico, NM).