The Moriarty Fighting Pintos basketball team (Moriarty, NM), was nudged 48-46 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the host Santa Fe Demons (Santa Fe, NM)
The Demons now possess a 4-7 record. They play next when they travel to Cibola for a non-league battle on Friday, January 6. Santa Fe will meet a Cougars team coming off a 75-56 non-league win over Rio Grande (Albuquerque, NM). The Cougars record now stands at 7-4.
The Fighting Pintos (3-11) will now prepare for their battle against Capital (Santa Fe, NM). The Jaguars come into the non-league battle with a 11-3 record. In their last battle, Capital edged Robertson (Las Vegas, NM), 65-52, in a non-league battle.