The Hobbs Eagles smashed the visiting Gadsden Panthers basketball team by a score of 77-15 in Tuesday's league contest.

The Eagles now sport a 17-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Onate for a 6A District 3 contest on Friday, February 10. Hobbs will battle a Knights team coming off a 53-52 league win over Carlsbad (Carlsbad, NM). The Knights record now stands at 20-2.

The Panthers (5-18) will now prepare for their contest against Mayfield (Las Cruces, NM). The Trojans come into the 6A District 3 contest with a 6-16 record. In their last contest, Mayfield triumphed over Centennial (Las Cruces, NM), 53-44, in a league contest.