The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Covington Owls (Covington, TX) and the host Milford Bulldogs (Milford, TX), observed Covington's basketball team edge Milford by a score of 57-55.

The Owls (9-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Blum (Blum, TX). The Bobcats come into the 1A Region III District 23 challenge with a 0-3 record. In their last challenge, Blum was tipped by Avalon (Avalon, TX), 59-28, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs battle the Bynum Bulldogs (Bynum, TX) in a 1A Region III District 23 challenge, on Friday, December 20. Milford will attempt to improve on its 2-3 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 9-1 record after their 43-36 league win over Kopperl (Kopperl, TX).