The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Lubbock-Cooper Pirates (Lubbock, TX) and the host Monterey Plainsmen (Lubbock, TX), observed Lubbock-Cooper's basketball squad get by Monterey by a final score of 63-59.

Next, the Pirates clash with the Amarillo Sandies (Amarillo, TX) in a 5A Region I District 3 outing, on Tuesday, February 4. Lubbock-Cooper will attempt to upgrade on its 17-10 season record. The Sandies come into the outing with a 27-5 record after their 72-44 league win over Monterey (Lubbock, TX).

The Plainsmen (14-17) will now prepare for their outing against Palo Duro (Amarillo, TX). The Dons come into the 5A Region I District 3 outing with a 25-4 record. In their last outing, Palo Duro was nipped by Tascosa (Amarillo, TX), 58-45, in a league outing.