The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Richards Panthers (Richards, TX) and the visiting Dime Box Longhorns (Dime Box, TX), observed Richards's basketball team knock off Dime Box by a score of 53-38.

The Panthers (8-4) will now prepare for their bout against North Zulch (North Zulch, TX). The Bulldogs go into the 1A Region IV District 29 bout with a 4-11 record. In their last bout, North Zulch achieved victory over Buckholts (Buckholts, TX), 2-0, in a league bout.

With the loss, Dime Box falls to 6-11 on the campaign. The Longhorns host Fayetteville (Fayetteville, TX) to play the Lions in a 1A Region IV District 29 bout on Tuesday, January 21. The Lions go into the bout with a record of 9-15. Fayetteville lost 34-26 in their recent league bout against Round Top-Carmine (Carmine, TX)