The Tatum Coyotes (Tatum, NM) basketball nipped the visiting Hagerman Bobcats (Hagerman, NM), 67-61 in Thursday's non-league test.

The Coyotes (3-2) will now prepare for their test against Eunice (Eunice, NM). The Cardinals go into the non-league test with a 4-1 record. In their last test, Eunice got by Jal (Jal, NM), 68-49, in a non-league test.

The Bobcats now own a 3-2 record. They play next when they travel to San Jon for a non-league test on Saturday, December 13. Hagerman will encounter a Coyotes squad coming off a 91-48 non-league win over Non Varsity Tournament Opponent (, ). The Coyotes record now stands at 6-1.