The Clovis Wildcats basketball team (Clovis, NM), was nudged 67-63 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Hobbs Eagles (Hobbs, NM)

The Eagles now possess a 11-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Gadsden for a 6A District 3 battle on Saturday, January 14. Hobbs will battle a Panthers team coming off a 60-54 league loss to Centennial (Las Cruces, NM). The Panthers record now stands at 5-11.

The Wildcats (7-9) will now prepare for their battle against Eldorado (Albuquerque, NM). The Eagles come into the 6A District 2 battle with a 9-5 record. In their last battle, Eldorado edged Rio Grande (Albuquerque, NM), 63-54, in a non-league battle.