Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the Marlin Bulldogs (Marlin, TX) and the host Hubbard Jaguars (Hubbard, TX), saw Marlin's basketball squad wallop Hubbard by a tally of 67-40.

With the victory, Marlin improves its record to 4-4 on the campaign. The Bulldogs travel to Wortham (Wortham, TX) to confront the Bulldogs in a 2A Region III District 18 challenge on Tuesday, January 2. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 4-7. Wortham lost 59-38 in their recent league challenge against Riesel (Riesel, TX)

Next up, the Jaguars confront the Axtell Longhorns (Axtell, TX) in a 2A Region III District 18 challenge, on Tuesday, January 2. Hubbard will attempt to improve on its 10-9 season record. The Longhorns come into the challenge with a 9-8 record after their 49-43 league loss to Dawson (Dawson, TX).