Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Shallowater Mustangs (Shallowater, TX) and the visiting Slaton Tigers (Slaton, TX), saw Shallowater's basketball squad wallop Slaton by a tally of 72-47.

With the victory, Shallowater improves its record to 16-2 on the campaign. The Mustangs travel to Liberty (Lubbock, TX) to confront the Patriots in a 3A Region I District 2 challenge on Tuesday, January 9. The Patriots come into the challenge with a record of 12-11. Liberty won 55-45 in their recent league challenge against Abernathy (Abernathy, TX)

Next up, the Tigers confront the Liberty Patriots (Lubbock, TX) in a 3A Region I District 2 challenge, on Friday, January 12. Slaton will attempt to improve on its 10-11 season record. The Patriots come into the challenge with a 12-12 record after their 78-51 league loss to Shallowater (Shallowater, TX).