Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Rio Grande City Rattlers (Rio Grande City, TX) and the visiting Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots (Mission, TX), saw Rio Grande City's basketball squad overcome Mission Veterans Memorial by a tally of 45-33.

With the victory, Rio Grande City improves its record to 18-10 on the campaign. The Rattlers host Palmview (La Joya, TX) to confront the Lobos in a 5A Region IV District 30 challenge on Thursday, January 18. The Lobos come into the challenge with a record of 24-5. Palmview won 57-42 in their recent league challenge against Cigarroa (Laredo, TX)

Next up, the Patriots confront the Palmview Lobos (La Joya, TX) in a 5A Region IV District 30 challenge, on Tuesday, January 23. Mission Veterans Memorial will attempt to improve on its 8-14 season record.