The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Iowa Yellowjackets (Iowa, LA) and the host LaGrange Gators (Lake Charles, LA), observed Iowa's basketball team edge LaGrange by a score of 43-41.

The Yellowjackets (17-13) will now prepare for their challenge against DeRidder (DeRidder, LA). The Dragons come into the 4A District 3 challenge with a 5-25 record. In their last challenge, DeRidder was tipped by Leesville (Leesville, LA), 50-46, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Gators encounter the Eunice Bobcats (Eunice, LA) in a 4A District 3 challenge, on Tuesday, February 4. LaGrange will attempt to improve on its 5-23 season record. The Bobcats come into the challenge with a 14-9 record after their 61-37 non-league loss to Cecilia (Cecilia, LA).