The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the McLean Tigers (McLean, TX) and the visiting White Deer Bucks (White Deer, TX), observed McLean's basketball team edge White Deer by a score of 61-56.

The Tigers (19-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Groom (Groom, TX). The Tigers come into the 1A Region I District 2 challenge with a 12-8 record. In their last challenge, Groom was tipped by Shamrock (Shamrock, TX), 47-42, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bucks encounter the Hedley Owls (Hedley, TX) in a 1A Region I District 2 challenge, on Tuesday, February 4. White Deer will attempt to improve on its 13-11 season record. The Owls come into the challenge with a 3-16 record after their 95-21 league loss to McLean (McLean, TX).