In Friday's league test, the Mercedes Tigers (Mercedes, TX) basketball squad knocked off the host Donna Redskins (Donna, TX), by a tally of 52-42.

The Tigers now possess a 16-17 record. They play next when they host Weslaco East for a 5A Region IV District 32 bout on Tuesday, February 17. Mercedes will play a Wildcats team coming off a 43-39 league win over Pace (Brownsville, TX). The Wildcats record now stands at 16-19.

With the loss, Donna falls to 6-24 on the season. The Redskins travel to Porter (Brownsville, TX) to encounter the Cowboys in a 5A Region IV District 32 challenge on Tuesday, February 17. The Cowboys come into the challenge with a record of 8-20. Porter lost 45-37 in their recent league challenge against Lopez (Brownsville, TX)