Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Kountze Lions (Kountze, TX) and the host Orangefield Bobcats (Orangefield, TX), saw Kountze's basketball squad overcome Orangefield by a tally of 62-53.

With the victory, Kountze improves its record to 30-5 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Diboll (Diboll, TX) to confront the Lumberjacks in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, February 20. The Lumberjacks come into the challenge with a record of 12-12. Diboll lost 60-57 in their recent league challenge against Pineywoods Community Academy (Lufkin, TX)

Next up, the Bobcats confront the Woodville Eagles (Woodville, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 20. Orangefield will attempt to improve on its 31-5 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 18-17 record after their 75-63 league win over Hemphill (Hemphill, TX).