The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Pine Tree Pirates (Longview, TX) and the visiting Spring Hill Panthers (Longview, TX), observed Pine Tree's basketball team overwhelm Spring Hill by a score of 54-21.

The Pirates (17-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Kilgore (Kilgore, TX). The Bulldogs come into the 4A Region II District 16 challenge with a 8-14 record. In their last challenge, Kilgore trounced Carthage (Carthage, TX), 38-36, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers encounter the Henderson Lions (Henderson, TX) in a 4A Region II District 16 challenge, on Friday, January 31. Spring Hill will attempt to improve on its 21-10 season record. The Lions come into the challenge with a 13-13 record after their 56-45 league win over Gilmer (Gilmer, TX).