Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Jacksonville Fightin' Indians (Jacksonville, TX) and the host Hudson Hornets (Lufkin, TX), saw Jacksonville's basketball squad overcome Hudson by a tally of 43-34.

With the victory, Jacksonville improves its record to 23-8 on the campaign. The Fightin' Indians host Rusk (Rusk, TX) to confront the Eagles in a 4A Region III District 18 challenge on Friday, January 26. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 7-19. Rusk lost 60-35 in their recent league challenge against Madisonville (Madisonville, TX)

Next up, the Hornets confront the Bullard Panthers (Bullard, TX) in a 4A Region III District 18 challenge, on Friday, January 26. Hudson will attempt to improve on its 14-16 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 20-8 record after their 33-30 league win over Palestine (Palestine, TX).