Des Moines Demons (Des Moines, NM) supporters left the game satisfied Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad notch a victory over the host Maxwell Bears (Maxwell, NM), 67-57 in a league match.

With the victory, Des Moines betters its record to 8-8 on the campaign. The Demons travel to Cimarron (Cimarron, NM) to battle the Rams in a A District 5 contest on Saturday, January 24. The Rams go into the contest with a record of 11-4. Cimarron lost 65-32 in their recent non-league contest against Logan (Logan, NM)

In their next game, the Bears battle the Springer Red Devils (Springer, NM) in a A District 5 match, on Saturday, January 24. Maxwell will attempt to upgrade on its 7-7 season record. The Red Devils enter the match with a 9-6 record after their 86-53 non-league loss to Logan (Logan, NM).