Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Grapevine Mustangs (Grapevine, TX) and the visiting Birdville Hawks (North Richland Hills, TX), saw Grapevine's basketball squad hold off Birdville by a tally of 41-36.

With the victory, Grapevine improves its record to 2-15 on the campaign. The Mustangs travel to Ryan (Denton, TX) to confront the Raiders in a 5A Region I District 7 challenge on Tuesday, December 20. The Raiders come into the challenge with a record of 12-4. Ryan won 40-31 in their recent league challenge against Lake Dallas (Corinth, TX)

Next up, the Hawks confront the Denton Broncos (Denton, TX) in a 5A Region I District 7 challenge, on Tuesday, December 20. Birdville will attempt to improve on its 11-6 season record. The Broncos come into the challenge with a 8-9 record after their 46-37 league loss to Colleyville Heritage (Colleyville, TX).