Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Rockdale Tigers (Rockdale, TX) and the visiting Rogers Eagles (Rogers, TX), saw Rockdale's basketball squad hold off Rogers by a count of 38-35.

With the victory, Rockdale upgrades its record to 5-18 on the campaign. The Tigers host C.H. Yoe (Cameron, TX) to play the Yoemen in a 3A Region III District 19 challenge on Tuesday, January 16. The Yoemen come into the challenge with a record of 12-11. C.H. Yoe lost 80-48 in their recent league challenge against McGregor (McGregor, TX)

Next up, the Eagles play the Troy Trojans (Troy, TX) in a 3A Region III District 19 challenge, on Tuesday, January 16. Rogers will attempt to upgrade on its 6-12 season record. The Trojans come into the challenge with a 12-11 record after their 68-39 league loss to Lorena (Lorena, TX).