In Saturday's non-league outing, the Melrose Buffaloes (Melrose, NM) basketball squad overwhelmed the host Elida Tigers (Elida, NM), by a count of 55-24.

The Buffaloes (5-1) will now prepare for their outing against Fort Sumner/House (Fort Sumner, NM). The go into the non-league outing with a 5-1 record. In their last outing, Fort Sumner/House was crushed by Texico (Texico, NM), 53-47, in a non-league outing.

The Tigers now hold a 4-3 record. They play next when they host Tatum for a non-league outing on Friday, December 15.