On the stroke of half-time the Wildcats proved that they were up for the fight when Hudson and Hughes combined for winger Neil Law to squeeze in at the corner and Graham Law's superb touchline kick reduced the arrears to just 22-20 points at the half-time hooter.
It's no wonder that the pitched fight for control of the lucrative drug trade has become more intense as Mexican law enforcement has tried to put the squeeze on drug lords.