Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Hagerman Bobcats (Hagerman, NM) and the visiting Eunice Cardinals (Eunice, NM), saw Hagerman's basketball squad hold off Eunice by a tally of 42-35.

With the victory, Hagerman improves its record to 9-7 on the campaign. The Bobcats host New Mexico Military Institute (Roswell, NM) to encounter the Colts in a non-league test on Thursday, January 19. The Colts go into the test with a record of 1-10. New Mexico Military Institute lost 70-46 in their recent league test against Ruidoso (Ruidoso, NM)

The Cardinals now own a 5-10 record. They play next when they travel to Jal for a non-league test on Thursday, January 19. Eunice will encounter a Panthers squad coming off a 45-43 non-league loss to Dexter (Dexter, NM). The Panthers record now stands at 9-6.