The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Des Moines Demons (Des Moines, NM) and the visiting Maxwell Bears (Maxwell, NM), observed Des Moines's basketball team edge Maxwell by a score of 75-74.

The Demons (12-15) will now prepare for their challenge against Springer (Springer, NM). The Red Devils come into the non-league challenge with a 16-10 record. In their last challenge, Springer edged Des Moines (Des Moines, NM), 66-53, in a league battle.

The Bears now own a 8-17 record.