The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Kerens Bobcats (Kerens, TX) and the visiting Wortham Bulldogs (Wortham, TX), observed Kerens's basketball team edge Wortham by a score of 46-43.

The Bobcats (6-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Hubbard (Hubbard, TX). The Jaguars come into the 2A Region III District 18 challenge with a 2-16 record. In their last challenge, Hubbard was tipped by Mildred (Corsicana, TX), 73-32, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs encounter the Dawson Bulldogs (Dawson, TX) in a 2A Region III District 18 challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Wortham will attempt to improve on its 7-4 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 2-13 record after their 52-51 league loss to Frost (Frost, TX).