The Jal Panthers (Jal, NM) basketball edged the host Mescalero Apache Chiefs (Mescalero, NM), 40-37 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Panthers now possess a 5-10 record. They play next when they travel to Capitan for a non-league bout on Saturday, January 17. Jal will play a Tigers team coming off a 53-18 non-league loss to Magdalena (Magdalena, NM). The Tigers record now stands at 4-10.

With the loss, Mescalero Apache falls to 5-11 on the campaign. The Chiefs travel to Texico (Texico, NM) to play the Wolverines in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 17. The Wolverines go into the bout with a record of 11-2. Texico lost 69-59 in their recent non-league bout against Portales (Portales, NM)