Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Cloudcroft Bears (Cloudcroft, NM) and the visiting Mescalero Apache Chiefs (Mescalero, NM), saw Cloudcroft's basketball squad trounce Mescalero Apache by a count of 71-34.

With the victory, Cloudcroft upgrades its record to 15-5 on the campaign. The Bears host Mesilla Valley Christian (Las Cruces, NM) to play the Blazers in a 2A District 5 challenge on Saturday, February 9. The Blazers come into the challenge with a record of 19-3. Mesilla Valley Christian won 57-41 in their recent league challenge against Tularosa (Tularosa, NM)

Next up, the Chiefs play the Lordsburg Mavericks (Lordsburg, NM) in a 2A District 5 challenge, on Saturday, February 9. Mescalero Apache will attempt to upgrade on its 5-14 season record. The Mavericks come into the challenge with a 10-11 record after their 63-51 league win over Tularosa (Tularosa, NM).