Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Abernathy Antelopes (Abernathy, TX) and the host Liberty Patriots (Lubbock, TX), saw Abernathy's basketball squad hold off Liberty by a tally of 72-70.

With the victory, Abernathy improves its record to 18-10 on the campaign. The Antelopes host Childress (Childress, TX) to confront the Bobcats in a 3A Region I District 2 challenge on Friday, February 2. The Bobcats come into the challenge with a record of 11-21. Childress lost 63-36 in their recent league challenge against Idalou (Idalou, TX)

Next up, the Patriots confront the Shallowater Mustangs (Shallowater, TX) in a 3A Region I District 2 challenge, on Friday, February 2. Liberty will attempt to improve on its 15-16 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 13-12 record after their 69-50 league win over Slaton (Slaton, TX).