Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the La Vega Pirates (Waco, TX) and the visiting Hardin-Jefferson Hawks (Sour Lake, TX), saw La Vega's basketball squad hold off Hardin-Jefferson by a tally of 64-61.

With the victory, La Vega improves its record to 29-11 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Madisonville (Madisonville, TX) to play the Mustangs in a non-league challenge on Saturday, February 24. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a record of 31-5. Madisonville won 53-50 in their recent non-league challenge against Connally (Waco, TX)