Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Bland Tigers (Merit, TX) and the host Whitewright Tigers (Whitewright, TX), saw Bland's basketball squad hold off Whitewright by a tally of 40-38.

With the victory, Bland improves its record to 13-20 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Sam Rayburn (Ivanhoe, TX) to confront the Rebels in a 2A Region II District 14 challenge on Friday, February 10. The Rebels come into the challenge with a record of 23-6. Sam Rayburn won 32-30 in their recent league challenge against Honey Grove (Honey Grove, TX)

Next up, the Tigers confront the Celeste Blue Devils (Celeste, TX) in a 2A Region II District 14 challenge, on Friday, February 10. Whitewright will attempt to improve on its 3-23 season record. The Blue Devils come into the challenge with a 19-11 record after their 52-27 league win over Trenton (Trenton, TX).