The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Kopperl Eagles (Kopperl, TX) and the visiting Blum Bobcats (Blum, TX), observed Kopperl's basketball team edge Blum by a score of 37-36.

The Eagles (6-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Morgan (Morgan, TX). The Eagles come into the 1A Region III District 23 challenge with a 1-8 record. In their last challenge, Morgan was tipped by Bynum (Bynum, TX), 70-23, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bobcats encounter the Milford Bulldogs (Milford, TX) in a 1A Region III District 23 challenge, on Friday, January 10. Blum will attempt to improve on its 0-6 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 7-4 record after their 67-41 league win over Kopperl (Kopperl, TX).