The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Cypress Creek Cougars (Houston, TX) and the host Stratford Spartans (Houston, TX), observed Cypress Creek's basketball team edge Stratford by a score of 59-58.

The Cougars (24-11) will now prepare for their challenge against Cypress Falls (Houston, TX). The Eagles come into the 6A Region III District 17 challenge with a 25-9 record. In their last challenge, Cypress Falls edged Memorial (Houston, TX), 35-30, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Spartans encounter the Northbrook Raiders (Houston, TX) in a 6A Region III District 17 challenge, on Tuesday, February 11. Stratford will attempt to improve on its 14-17 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 7-18 record after their 66-47 league loss to Jersey Village (Houston, TX).