Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Tyler HEAT (Tyler, TX) and the host De Kalb Bears (De Kalb, TX), saw Tyler HEAT's basketball squad overcome De Kalb by a tally of 51-31.

With the victory, Tyler HEAT improves its record to 22-5 on the campaign. The travel to Slocum (Elkhart, TX) to play the Mustangs in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 5. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a record of 13-9.

Next up, the Bears play the Atlanta Rabbits (Atlanta, TX) in a 3A Region II District 14 challenge, on Tuesday, January 2. De Kalb will attempt to improve on its 5-5 season record. The Rabbits come into the challenge with a 14-7 record after their 68-28 league win over Redwater (Redwater, TX).