The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Maud Cardinals (Maud, TX) and the host Bowie Pirates (Simms, TX), observed Maud's basketball team edge Bowie by a score of 46-40.

The Cardinals (17-11) will now prepare for their challenge against Rivercrest (Bogata, TX). The Rebels come into the 2A Region II District 16 challenge with a 9-19 record. In their last challenge, Rivercrest edged Bowie (Simms, TX), 59-49, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Pirates battle the Clarksville Tigers (Clarksville, TX) in a 2A Region II District 16 challenge, on Friday, January 31. Bowie will attempt to improve on its 16-12 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 19-11 record after their 38-33 league loss to Harts Bluff (Mt. Pleasant, TX).