Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Axtell Longhorns (Axtell, TX) and the visiting Riesel Indians (Riesel, TX), saw Axtell's basketball squad wallop Riesel by a tally of 48-26.

With the victory, Axtell improves its record to 18-12 on the campaign. The Longhorns host Wortham (Wortham, TX) to confront the Bulldogs in a 2A Region III District 18 challenge on Saturday, February 4. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 1-18. Wortham lost 63-11 in their recent league challenge against Bremond (Bremond, TX)

Next up, the Indians confront the Dawson Bulldogs (Dawson, TX) in a 2A Region III District 18 challenge, on Monday, February 6. Riesel will attempt to improve on its 12-12 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 9-16 record after their 42-15 league loss to Marlin (Marlin, TX).