The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Athens Hornets (Athens, TX) and the host Van Vandals (Van, TX), observed Athens's basketball team edge Van by a score of 52-47.

The Hornets (23-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Pine Tree (Longview, TX). The Pirates come into the non-league challenge with a 19-12 record.

In their next game, the Vandals battle the Chapel Hill Bulldogs (Tyler, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 18. Van will attempt to improve on its 20-12 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 29-5 record after their 58-50 league win over Carthage (Carthage, TX).