The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Midlothian Panthers (Midlothian, TX) and the visiting Kaufman Lions (Kaufman, TX), observed Midlothian's basketball team edge Kaufman by a margin of 58-56.

The Panthers (17-12) will now prepare for their challenge against Ennis (Ennis, TX). The Lions come into the 5A Region II District 15 challenge with a 6-22 record.

In their next game, the Lions battle the Red Oak Hawks (Red Oak, TX) in a 5A Region II District 15 challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Kaufman will attempt to better on its 19-7 season record. The Hawks come into the challenge with a 15-11 record after their 42-40 league win over Midlothian Heritage (Midlothian, TX).