Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Collinsville Pirates (Collinsville, TX) and the host Alvord Bulldogs (Alvord, TX), saw Collinsville's basketball squad hold off Alvord by a tally of 52-51.

With the victory, Collinsville improves its record to 12-12 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Tom Bean (Tom Bean, TX) to play the Tomcats in a non-league challenge on Monday, February 19. The Tomcats come into the challenge with a record of 24-12. Tom Bean won 56-40 in their recent league challenge against Bland (Merit, TX)

Next up, the Bulldogs play the Sam Rayburn Rebels (Ivanhoe, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 20. Alvord will attempt to improve on its 21-14 season record. The Rebels come into the challenge with a 23-10 record after their 61-16 league win over Whitewright (Whitewright, TX).