Buena Vista Longhorns (Imperial, TX) backers were pleased Thursday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the visiting Marathon Mustangs (Marathon, TX), 1-0 in a league bout.

With the victory, Buena Vista upgrades its record to 14-5 on the campaign. The Longhorns travel to Grandfalls-Royalty (Grandfalls, TX) to play the Cowboys in a 1A Region II District 10 bout on Friday, January 5. The Cowboys come into the bout with a record of 6-4. Grandfalls-Royalty lost 64-28 in their recent league bout against Iraan (Iraan, TX)