The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Mart Panthers (Mart, TX) and the host Chilton Pirates (Chilton, TX), observed Mart's basketball team knock off Chilton by a score of 32-19.

The Panthers (9-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Moody (Moody, TX). The Bearcats come into the 2A Region III District 17 challenge with a 3-10 record.

In their next game, the Pirates battle the China Spring Cougars (China Spring, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. Chilton will attempt to improve on its 7-7 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 9-9 record after their 62-48 non-league win over Grandview (Grandview, TX).