Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Tyler HEAT (Tyler, TX) and the host Troup Tigers (Troup, TX), saw Tyler HEAT's basketball squad knock off Troup by a count of 53-45.

With the victory, Tyler HEAT upgrades its record to 23-5 on the campaign. The travel to Slocum (Elkhart, TX) to play the Mustangs in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 5. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a record of 14-9. Slocum won 47-22 in their recent league challenge against Kennard (Kennard, TX)

Next up, the Tigers play the Elysian Fields Yellowjackets (Elysian Fields, TX) in a 3A Region II District 16 challenge, on Friday, January 5. Troup will attempt to upgrade on its 10-9 season record. The Yellowjackets come into the challenge with a 4-21 record after their 77-10 league loss to Tatum (Tatum, TX).