Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Mabank Panthers (Mabank, TX) and the visiting Lindale Eagles (Lindale, TX), saw Mabank's basketball squad knock off Lindale by a tally of 44-26.

With the victory, Mabank improves its record to 18-15 on the campaign.

Next up, the Eagles play the Athens Hornets (Athens, TX) in a 4A Region II District 16 challenge, on Tuesday, February 7. Lindale will attempt to improve on its 13-18 season record. The Hornets come into the challenge with a 2-20 record after their 81-26 league loss to Van (Van, TX).