The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Axtell Longhorns (Axtell, TX) and the host Riesel Indians (Riesel, TX), observed Axtell's basketball team edge Riesel by a score of 48-43.

The Longhorns (4-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Chilton (Chilton, TX). The Pirates come into the 2A Region III District 17 challenge with a 1-10 record. In their last challenge, Chilton was tipped by Marlin (Marlin, TX), 87-10, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Indians encounter the Moody Bearcats (Moody, TX) in a 2A Region III District 17 challenge, on Friday, January 17. Riesel will attempt to improve on its 5-11 season record.