Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Ira Bulldogs (Ira, TX) and the host Highland Hornets (Roscoe, TX), saw Ira's basketball squad hold off Highland by a tally of 44-41.

With the victory, Ira improves its record to 16-8 on the campaign. The Bulldogs travel to Loraine (Loraine, TX) to confront the Bulldogs in a 1A Region II District 14 challenge on Friday, February 10. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 7-3. Loraine won 55-51 in their recent league challenge against Westbrook (Westbrook, TX)

Next up, the Hornets confront the Trent Gorillas (Trent, TX) in a 1A Region II District 14 challenge, on Friday, February 10. Highland will attempt to improve on its 4-17 season record. The Gorillas come into the challenge with a 3-15 record after their 34-30 league loss to Texas Leadership Charter Academy - Abilene (Abilene, TX).