Texas High School Basketball - Marathon nips Grandfalls-Royalty
January 13, 2023: Marathon, TX 79842 Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Marathon Mustangs (Marathon, TX) and the visiting Grandfalls-Royalty Cowboys (Grandfalls, TX), saw Marathon's basketball squad hold off Grandfalls-Royalty by a tally of 49-45.
With the victory, Marathon improves its record to 11-7 on the campaign. The Mustangs host Sanderson (Sanderson, TX) to play the Eagles in a 1A Region II District 10 challenge on Tuesday, January 17. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 4-11. Sanderson lost 80-24 in their recent league challenge against Rankin (Rankin, TX)
Next up, the Cowboys play the Odessa HomeSchool (Odessa, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 17. Grandfalls-Royalty will attempt to improve on its 11-7 season record.