The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Midland Rebels (Midland, LA) and the host Welsh Greyhounds (Welsh, LA), observed Midland's basketball team edge Welsh by a score of 58-53.

The Rebels (16-12) will now prepare for their challenge against Welsh (Welsh, LA). The Greyhounds come into the 2A District 6 challenge with a 6-13 record. In their last challenge, Welsh edged Oberlin (Oberlin, LA), 55-40, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Greyhounds encounter the Midland Rebels (Midland, LA) in a 2A District 6 challenge, on Friday, January 31. Welsh will attempt to improve on its 6-14 season record. The Rebels come into the challenge with a 15-12 record after their 81-40 non-league loss to Lacassine (Lacassine, LA).