Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Hooks Hornets (Hooks, TX) and the visiting De Kalb Bears (De Kalb, TX), saw Hooks's basketball squad knock off De Kalb by a count of 48-38.

With the victory, Hooks upgrades its record to 24-5 on the campaign. The Hornets travel to New Boston (New Boston, TX) to play the Lions in a 3A Region II District 14 challenge on Tuesday, February 7. The Lions come into the challenge with a record of 10-10. New Boston won 58-45 in their recent league challenge against Queen City (Queen City, TX)

Next up, the Bears play the Redwater Dragons (Redwater, TX) in a 3A Region II District 14 challenge, on Tuesday, February 7. De Kalb will attempt to upgrade on its 10-7 season record. The Dragons come into the challenge with a 13-17 record after their 58-43 league loss to Hooks (Hooks, TX).