Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Malakoff Tigers (Malakoff, TX) and the visiting Kemp Yellowjackets (Kemp, TX), saw Malakoff's basketball squad hold off Kemp by a tally of 51-45.

With the victory, Malakoff improves its record to 3-3 on the campaign. The Tigers host Scurry-Rosser (Scurry, TX) to confront the Wildcats in a 3A Region III District 18 challenge on Tuesday, January 16. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 14-4. Scurry-Rosser won 69-28 in their recent league challenge against Rice (Rice, TX)

Next up, the Yellowjackets confront the Blooming Grove Lions (Blooming Grove, TX) in a 3A Region III District 18 challenge, on Tuesday, January 16. Kemp will attempt to improve on its 5-19 season record. The Lions come into the challenge with a 8-7 record after their 65-52 league win over Eustace (Eustace, TX).