Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Montgomery Bears (Montgomery, TX) and the visiting Lake Creek Lions (Montgomery, TX), saw Montgomery's basketball squad hold off Lake Creek by a tally of 66-63.

With the victory, Montgomery improves its record to 10-17 on the campaign. The Bears travel to College Station (College Station, TX) to play the Cougars in a 5A Region III District 21 challenge on Tuesday, January 23. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 17-5. College Station won 41-37 in their recent league challenge against Magnolia (Magnolia, TX)

Next up, the Lions play the Magnolia West Mustangs (Magnolia, TX) in a 5A Region III District 21 challenge, on Tuesday, January 23. Lake Creek will attempt to improve on its 20-7 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 3-19 record after their 77-59 league loss to Rudder (Bryan, TX).