Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Ira Bulldogs (Ira, TX) and the visiting Hermleigh Cardinals (Hermleigh, TX), saw Ira's basketball squad wallop Hermleigh by a tally of 61-37.

With the victory, Ira improves its record to 16-8 on the campaign. The Bulldogs travel to Westbrook (Westbrook, TX) to confront the Wildcats in a 1A Region II District 14 challenge on Friday, February 9. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 12-4. Westbrook won 91-16 in their recent league challenge against Trent (Trent, TX)

Next up, the Cardinals confront the Texas Leadership Charter Academy - Abilene Eagles (Abilene, TX) in a 1A Region II District 14 challenge, on Friday, February 9. Hermleigh will attempt to improve on its 12-17 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 10-13 record after their 47-44 league win over Highland (Roscoe, TX).