Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Tatum Coyotes (Tatum, NM) and the host Cliff Cowboys (Cliff, NM), saw Tatum's basketball squad hold off Cliff by a score of 45-41.

With the victory, Tatum improves its record to 23-4 on the campaign. The Coyotes travel to Melrose (Melrose, NM) to clash with the Buffaloes in a non-league outing on Saturday, March 10. The Buffaloes go into the outing with a record of 25-1. Melrose won 68-39 in their recent non-league outing against Des Moines (Des Moines, NM)

The Cowboys now own a 23-5 record.