Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Raton Tigers (Raton, NM) and the host Maxwell Bears (Maxwell, NM), saw Raton's basketball squad hold off Maxwell by a score of 57-51.

With the victory, Raton improves its record to 1-1 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Des Moines (Des Moines, NM) to battle the Demons in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, December 12. The Demons come into the challenge with a record of 1-2.

Next up, the Bears battle the Questa Wildcats (Questa, NM) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 14. Maxwell will attempt to improve on its 1-1 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 7-1 record after their 97-11 non-league win over Mosquero (Mosquero, NM).