The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Mathis Pirates (Mathis, TX) and the host West Oso Bears (Corpus Christi, TX), observed Mathis's basketball team edge West Oso by a score of 42-36.

The Pirates (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against George West (George West, TX). The Longhorns come into the non-league challenge with a 0-0 record.

In their next game, the Bears encounter the Aransas Pass Panthers (Aransas Pass, TX) in a challenge, on Friday, January 3. West Oso will attempt to improve on its 2-7 season record.