Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Hale Center Owls (Hale Center, TX) and the visiting Lockney Longhorns (Lockney, TX), saw Hale Center's basketball squad wallop Lockney by a tally of 87-48.

With the victory, Hale Center improves its record to 21-8 on the campaign. The Owls host Floydada (Floydada, TX) to play the Whirlwinds in a 2A Region I District 4 challenge on Friday, February 9. The Whirlwinds come into the challenge with a record of 22-8. Floydada lost 56-53 in their recent league challenge against Olton (Olton, TX)

Next up, the Longhorns play the Sudan Hornets (Sudan, TX) in a 2A Region I District 4 challenge, on Friday, February 9. Lockney will attempt to improve on its 7-16 season record. The Hornets come into the challenge with a 12-11 record after their 55-51 league loss to New Deal (New Deal, TX).