The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Wells Pirates (Wells, TX) and the visiting Kennard Tigers (Kennard, TX), saw Wells's basketball team nip Kennard by a tally of 51-45.

The Pirates now possess a 24-6 record. They play next when they travel to Martinsville for a 1A Region IV District 27 game on Tuesday, February 4. Wells will play a Pirates team coming off a 47-44 league win over Broaddus (Broaddus, TX). The Pirates record now stands at 15-15.

With the loss, Kennard falls to 22-8 on the campaign. The Tigers host Centerville (Groveton, TX) to play the Bulldogs in a 1A Region IV District 27 game on Monday, February 3. The Bulldogs go into the game with a record of 24-4. Centerville won 89-52 in their recent league game against Apple Springs (Apple Springs, TX)