In Tuesday's league outing, the Cloudcroft Bears (Cloudcroft, NM) basketball squad beat the visiting Mescalero Apache Chiefs (Mescalero, NM), by a margin of 59-47.

The Bears (11-6) will now prepare for their outing against Magdalena (Magdalena, NM). The Steers go into the 2A District 3 outing with a 21-0 record. In their last outing, Magdalena defeated Alamo Navajo (Magdalena, NM), 79-29, in a league outing.

The Chiefs now own a 4-15 record. They play next when they host Alamo Navajo for a 2A District 3 outing on Saturday, February 7. Mescalero Apache will clash with a Cougars squad coming off a 79-29 league loss to Magdalena (Magdalena, NM). The Cougars record now stands at 7-11.