Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Poth Pirates (Poth, TX) and the visiting Cotulla Cowboys (Cotulla, TX), saw Poth's basketball squad hold off Cotulla by a count of 54-48.

With the victory, Poth upgrades its record to 16-13 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to George West (George West, TX) to play the Longhorns in a 2A Region IV District 30 challenge on Tuesday, February 14. The Longhorns come into the challenge with a record of 22-9. George West won 77-60 in their recent non-league challenge against Dilley (Dilley, TX)

Next up, the Cowboys play the Karnes City Badgers (Karnes City, TX) in a 2A Region IV District 30 challenge, on Tuesday, February 14. Cotulla will attempt to upgrade on its 10-8 season record. The Badgers come into the challenge with a 21-12 record after their 69-42 non-league win over Three Rivers (Three Rivers, TX).