Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Mora Rangers (Mora, NM) and the visiting Pecos Panthers (Pecos, NM), saw Mora's basketball squad hold off Pecos by a count of 74-70.

With the victory, Mora upgrades its record to 5-7 on the campaign. The Rangers travel to Penasco (Penasco, NM) to play the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 9. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 9-5. Penasco won 69-66 in their recent non-league challenge against Coronado (Gallina, NM)

Next up, the Panthers play the Coronado Leopards (Gallina, NM) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 9. Pecos will attempt to upgrade on its 6-5 season record. The Leopards come into the challenge with a 4-6 record after their 69-66 non-league loss to Penasco (Penasco, NM).