Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Rowe Warriors (McAllen, TX) and the visiting Sharyland Rattlers (Mission, TX), saw Rowe's basketball squad hold off Sharyland by a count of 66-61.

With the victory, Rowe upgrades its record to 5-9 on the campaign. The Warriors travel to Valley View (Pharr, TX) to play the Tigers in a 5A Region IV District 31 challenge on Friday, December 30. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 5-11.

Next up, the Rattlers play the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North Raiders (Pharr, TX) in a 5A Region IV District 31 challenge, on Friday, December 30. Sharyland will attempt to upgrade on its 3-13 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 11-9 record after their 68-54 league loss to Vela (Edinburg, TX).