The crowd at Monday's league challenge between the Neches Tigers (Neches, TX) and the host Trinidad Trojans (Trinidad, TX), observed Neches's basketball team overwhelm Trinidad by a score of 74-36.

The Tigers (12-10) will now prepare for their challenge against Slocum (Elkhart, TX). The Mustangs come into the 1A Region III District 24 challenge with a 14-10 record. In their last challenge, Slocum trounced Penelope (Penelope, TX), 75-12, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Trojans battle the Oakwood Panthers (Oakwood, TX) in a 1A Region III District 24 challenge, on Tuesday, January 14. Trinidad will attempt to improve on its 0-12 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 0-3 record after their 50-29 league loss to Neches (Neches, TX).