The Cloudcroft Bears basketball squad (Cloudcroft, NM), was outscored 53-44 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Cliff Cowboys/Cowgirls (Cliff, NM)

With the victory, Cliff advances its record to 8-1 on the year. The Cowboys/Cowgirls host Ruidoso (Ruidoso, NM) to battle the Warriors in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 18. The Warriors come into the challenge with a record of 2-2. Ruidoso lost 40-32 in their recent non-league challenge against Tucumcari (Tucumcari, NM)

In their next game, the Bears battle the Eunice Cardinals (Eunice, NM) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 6. Cloudcroft will attempt to improve on its 3-6 season record.