The crowd at Saturday's league challenge between the East Chambers Buccaneers (Winnie, TX) and the host Hardin Hornets (Hardin, TX), observed East Chambers's basketball team overwhelm Hardin by a score of 82-39.

The Buccaneers (25-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Kountze (Kountze, TX). The Lions come into the 3A Region III District 22 challenge with a 29-2 record. In their last challenge, Kountze trounced Kirbyville (Kirbyville, TX), 97-5, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Hornets encounter the Kirbyville Wildcats (Kirbyville, TX) in a 3A Region III District 22 challenge, on Tuesday, February 4. Hardin will attempt to improve on its 2-13 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 1-19 record after their 97-5 league loss to Kountze (Kountze, TX).