The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Whitewright Tigers (Whitewright, TX) and the visiting Bland Tigers (Merit, TX), observed Whitewright's basketball team knock off Bland by a score of 52-44.

The Tigers (21-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Trenton (Trenton, TX). The Tigers come into the 2A Region II District 14 challenge with a 8-18 record. In their last challenge, Trenton prevailed over Wolfe City (Wolfe City, TX), 34-31, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers encounter the Tom Bean Tomcats (Tom Bean, TX) in a 2A Region II District 14 challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Bland will attempt to improve on its 15-12 season record. The Tomcats come into the challenge with a 13-10 record after their 48-37 league win over Celeste (Celeste, TX).