In Saturday's non-league outing, the Raton Tigers (Raton, NM) basketball squad nipped the visiting Penasco Panthers (Penasco, NM), by a margin of 46-43.

The Tigers (6-6) will now prepare for their outing against Cottonwood Classical Prep (Albuquerque, NM). The Coyotes go into the non-league outing with a 4-10 record. In their last outing, Cottonwood Classical Prep was tipped by Magdalena (Magdalena, NM), 79-40, in a non-league outing.

The Panthers now own a 4-10 record. They play next when they travel to Mora for a 2A District 5 outing on Thursday, January 19. Penasco will encounter a Rangers/Rangerettes squad coming off a 71-65 non-league win over Dulce (Dulce, NM). The Rangers/Rangerettes record now stands at 10-7.