Anna Coyotes (Anna, TX) supporters were pleased Tuesday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the host Melissa Cardinals (Melissa, TX), 56-51 in a league challenge.

With the victory, Anna improves its record to 22-6 on the campaign. The Coyotes travel to Princeton (Princeton, TX) to confront the Panthers in a 4A Region II District 11 challenge on Friday, February 10. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 10-11. Princeton lost 42-36 in their recent league challenge against Celina (Celina, TX)

Next up, the Cardinals confront the Bonham Warriors (Bonham, TX) in a 4A Region II District 11 challenge, on Friday, February 10. Melissa will attempt to improve on its 14-13 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 10-19 record after their 54-53 league loss to Aubrey (Aubrey, TX).