Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Shepherd Pirates (Shepherd, TX) and the host Coldspring-Oakhurst Trojans (Coldspring, TX), saw Shepherd's basketball squad knock off Coldspring-Oakhurst by a tally of 66-58.

With the victory, Shepherd improves its record to 17-16 on the campaign. The Pirates host Trinity (Trinity, TX) to play the Tigers in a 3A Region III District 23 challenge on Tuesday, February 14. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 5-22. Trinity lost 72-59 in their recent league challenge against Crockett (Crockett, TX)

Next up, the Trojans play the Onalaska Wildcats (Onalaska, TX) in a 3A Region III District 23 challenge, on Tuesday, February 14. Coldspring-Oakhurst will attempt to improve on its 13-17 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 14-20 record after their 63-57 league win over Anderson-Shiro (Anderson, TX).