The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Abilene Eagles (Abilene, TX) and the visiting Cooper Cougars (Abilene, TX), observed Abilene's basketball team edge Cooper by a score of 60-53.

The Eagles (18-10) will now prepare for their challenge against Legacy (Wichita Falls, TX). The Leopards come into the 5A Region I District 4 challenge with a 15-8 record. In their last challenge, Legacy edged Wylie (Abilene, TX), 49-48, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Cougars encounter the Memorial Mavericks (Wichita Falls, TX) in a 5A Region I District 4 challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. Cooper will attempt to improve on its 8-14 season record. The Mavericks come into the challenge with a 11-17 record after their 64-47 league loss to Abilene (Abilene, TX).