Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Spurger Pirates (Spurger, TX) and the host High Island Cardinals (High Island, TX), saw Spurger's basketball squad wallop High Island by a count of 58-35.

With the victory, Spurger upgrades its record to 11-10 on the campaign. The Pirates host Burkeville (Burkeville, TX) to play the Mustangs in a 1A Region IV District 28 challenge on Tuesday, January 10. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a record of 4-15. Burkeville lost 81-30 in their recent league challenge against Brookeland (Brookeland, TX)

Next up, the Cardinals play the Goodrich Hornets (Goodrich, TX) in a 1A Region IV District 28 challenge, on Tuesday, January 10. High Island will attempt to upgrade on its 2-11 season record. The Hornets come into the challenge with a 0-18 record after their 65-33 league loss to Leggett (Leggett, TX).