The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the MacArthur Cardinals (Irving, TX) and the visiting Irving Tigers (Irving, TX), observed MacArthur's basketball team knock off Irving by a score of 35-27.

The Cardinals (8-21) will now prepare for their challenge against Richardson (Richardson, TX). The Eagles come into the 6A Region I District 7 challenge with a 21-11 record. In their last challenge, Richardson prevailed over Lake Highlands (Dallas, TX), 60-58, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers encounter the Lake Highlands Wildcats (Dallas, TX) in a 6A Region I District 7 challenge, on Tuesday, February 4. Irving will attempt to improve on its 5-22 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 10-19 record after their 60-58 league loss to Richardson (Richardson, TX).