The Mescalero Apache Chiefs basketball team scored 66 points and held the visiting Cloudcroft Bears to 21 in the Chiefs league triumph on Tuesday.
The Chiefs now sport a 17-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Cliff for a 2A District 3 contest on Saturday, February 4. Mescalero Apache will battle a Cowboys/Cowgirls team coming off a 67-38 league loss to Lordsburg (Lordsburg, NM). The Cowboys/Cowgirls record now stands at 13-8.
The Bears (4-16) will now prepare for their contest against Hondo Valley (Hondo, NM). The Eagles enter the non-league contest with a 15-4 record. In their last contest, Hondo Valley triumphed over Lake Arthur (Lake Arthur, NM), 57-10, in a league contest.