Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Athens Hornets (Athens, TX) and the host Cumberland Academy Knights (Tyler, TX), saw Athens's basketball squad wallop Cumberland Academy by a tally of 81-42.

With the victory, Athens improves its record to 14-7 on the campaign. The Hornets host Brownsboro (Brownsboro, TX) to confront the Bears in a 4A Region II District 16 challenge on Friday, January 6. The Bears come into the challenge with a record of 17-4. Brownsboro won 56-44 in their recent league challenge against Mabank (Mabank, TX)

Next up, the Knights confront the Canton Eagles (Canton, TX) in a 4A Region II District 16 challenge, on Friday, January 6. Cumberland Academy will attempt to improve on its 3-5 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 19-3 record after their 55-53 non-league win over Cleburne (Cleburne, TX).