The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Holtville Bulldogs (Deatsville, AL) and the visiting Marbury Bulldogs (Marbury, AL), observed Holtville's basketball team edge Marbury by a score of 55-52.

The Bulldogs (6-12) will now prepare for their challenge against Isabella (Maplesville, AL). The Mustangs come into the non-league challenge with a 0-12 record. In their last challenge, Isabella was tipped by Greene County (Eutaw, AL), 78-32, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs battle the Wetumpka Indians (Wetumpka, AL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 24. Marbury will attempt to improve on its 8-12 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 16-4 record after their 70-50 league loss to Percy Julian (Montgomery, AL).