The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Palmer Bulldogs (Palmer, TX) and the host Rice Bulldogs (Rice, TX), observed Palmer's basketball team overcome Rice by a margin of 43-35.

The Bulldogs (8-18) will now prepare for their challenge against Keene (Keene, TX). The Chargers come into the 3A Region III District 18 challenge with a 17-9 record. In their last challenge, Keene defeated Rice (Rice, TX), 72-38, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs battle the Keene Chargers (Keene, TX) in a 3A Region III District 18 challenge, on Friday, January 10. Rice will attempt to better on its 0-11 season record. The Chargers come into the challenge with a 16-9 record after their 41-39 league win over Scurry-Rosser (Scurry, TX).