The Cloudcroft Bears basketball team (Cloudcroft, NM), dropped 71-59 in Saturday's league challenge with the host Mescalero Apache Chiefs (Mescalero, NM)

The Chiefs (9-13) will now prepare for their challenge against Capitan (Capitan, NM). The Tigers come into the 2A District 3 challenge with a 8-13 record. In their last challenge, Capitan prevailed over Lordsburg (Lordsburg, NM), 62-50, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bears encounter the Mesilla Valley Christian School SonBlazers (Las Cruces, NM) in a 2A District 3 battle, on Tuesday, February 10. Cloudcroft will attempt to advance on its 9-12 season record. The SonBlazers enter the battle with a 16-4 record after their 77-22 non-league win over Loving (Loving, NM).