In Friday's league contest, the host Marshall Mavericks basketball team scored a good 45-27 win over the Whitehouse Wildcats.

The Mavericks (6-21) will now prepare for their challenge against Nacogdoches (Nacogdoches, TX). The Dragons come into the 5A Region II District 10 challenge with a 9-19 record. In their last challenge, Nacogdoches dropped by Mt. Pleasant (Mt. Pleasant, TX), 61-39, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Wildcats encounter the Jacksonville Fightin' Indians (Jacksonville, TX) in a 5A Region II District 10 challenge, on Tuesday, February 11. Whitehouse will attempt to improve on its 7-21 season record. The Fightin' Indians come into the challenge with a 14-20 record after their 72-27 league loss to Lufkin (Lufkin, TX).