Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Valley Patriots (Turkey, TX) and the host Claude Mustangs (Claude, TX), saw Valley's basketball squad knock off Claude by a count of 55-46.

With the victory, Valley upgrades its record to 23-2 on the campaign. The Patriots host Groom (Groom, TX) to play the Tigers in a 1A Region I District 2 challenge on Friday, January 19. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 3-11. Groom won 61-24 in their recent league challenge against Hedley (Hedley, TX)

Next up, the Mustangs play the Silverton Owls (Silverton, TX) in a 1A Region I District 2 challenge, on Friday, January 19. Claude will attempt to upgrade on its 6-7 season record.