The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Spurger Pirates (Spurger, TX) and the visiting Goodrich Hornets (Goodrich, TX), observed Spurger's basketball team overwhelm Goodrich by a score of 68-23.

The Pirates (10-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Leggett (Leggett, TX). The Pirates come into the 1A Region IV District 28 challenge with a 5-13 record. In their last challenge, Leggett was routed by Hull-Daisetta (Daisetta, TX), 62-42, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Hornets encounter the Burkeville Mustangs (Burkeville, TX) in a 1A Region IV District 28 challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Goodrich will attempt to improve on its 0-15 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 3-10 record after their 47-41 league win over High Island (High Island, TX).