The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Kaufman Lions (Kaufman, TX) and the visiting Crandall Pirates (Crandall, TX), observed Kaufman's basketball team edge Crandall by a score of 44-40.

The Lions (21-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Terrell (Terrell, TX). The Tigers come into the 5A Region II District 15 challenge with a 14-18 record. In their last challenge, Terrell was tipped by Midlothian Heritage (Midlothian, TX), 72-21, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Pirates encounter the Midlothian Panthers (Midlothian, TX) in a 5A Region II District 15 challenge, on Friday, January 31. Crandall will attempt to improve on its 15-16 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 19-13 record after their 59-31 league win over Corsicana (Corsicana, TX).