Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Slaton Tigers (Slaton, TX) and the host Liberty Patriots (Lubbock, TX), saw Slaton's basketball squad hold off Liberty by a tally of 51-48.

With the victory, Slaton improves its record to 15-17 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Canadian (Canadian, TX) to confront the Wildcats in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, February 20. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 19-4. Canadian won 58-39 in their recent league challenge against Dalhart (Dalhart, TX)