The Celeste Blue Devils basketball squad (Celeste, TX), was nudged 36-32 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Honey Grove Warriors (Honey Grove, TX)

With the victory, Honey Grove advances its record to 13-11 on the year. The Warriors travel to Sam Rayburn (Ivanhoe, TX) to meet the Rebels in a 2A Region II District 14 battle on Friday, January 17. The Rebels enter the battle with a record of 8-6.

The Blue Devils now own a 20-9 record. They put it on the line next when they host Tom Bean for a 2A Region II District 14 battle on Friday, January 17. Celeste will meet a Tomcats squad coming off a 43-31 league loss to Whitewright (Whitewright, TX). The Tomcats record now stands at 12-11.