Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Eustace Bulldogs (Eustace, TX) and the host Malakoff Tigers (Malakoff, TX), saw Eustace's basketball squad hold off Malakoff by a count of 65-60.

With the victory, Eustace upgrades its record to 14-18 on the campaign. The Bulldogs host Rice (Rice, TX) to play the Bulldogs in a 3A Region III District 18 challenge on Tuesday, February 8. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 1-22. Rice lost 46-40 in their recent league challenge against Kemp (Kemp, TX)

Next up, the Tigers play the Palmer Bulldogs (Palmer, TX) in a 3A Region III District 18 challenge, on Tuesday, February 8. Malakoff will attempt to upgrade on its 5-12 season record.