The Wagon Mound Trojans (Wagon Mound, NM) basketball nipped the visiting Maxwell Bears (Maxwell, NM), 72-68 in Thursday's league test.

The Trojans (12-6) will now prepare for their test against Springer (Springer, NM). The Red Devils go into the 1A District 5 test with a 13-5 record. In their last test, Springer got by San Jon (San Jon, NM), 78-43, in a non-league test.

The Bears now own a 6-9 record. They play next when they travel to Grady/House for a non-league test on Saturday, February 7. Maxwell will encounter a Bronchos squad coming off a 64-50 league win over Floyd (Floyd, NM). The Bronchos record now stands at 13-6.