Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the DeRidder Dragons (DeRidder, LA) and the host LaGrange Gators (Lake Charles, LA), saw DeRidder's basketball squad hold off LaGrange by a score of 77-70.

With the victory, DeRidder improves its record to 12-16 on the campaign. The Dragons host Washington-Marion (Lake Charles, LA) to play the Charging Indians in a 4A District 4 challenge on Friday, January 18. The Charging Indians come into the challenge with a record of 9-10. Washington-Marion lost 68-39 in their recent non-league challenge against Peabody (Alexandria, LA)

Next up, the Gators play the Eunice Bobcats (Eunice, LA) in a 4A District 4 challenge, on Tuesday, January 22. LaGrange will attempt to improve on its 6-13 season record. The Bobcats come into the challenge with a 9-15 record after their 53-39 league win over Houston (Lake Charles, LA).