Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Pittsburg Pirates (Pittsburg, TX) and the visiting Gladewater Bears (Gladewater, TX), saw Pittsburg's basketball squad overcome Gladewater by a count of 71-58.

With the victory, Pittsburg upgrades its record to 7-9 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Spring Hill (Longview, TX) to play the Panthers in a 3A Region II District 16 challenge on Friday, February 11. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 15-5. Spring Hill won 68-32 in their recent league challenge against Gilmer (Gilmer, TX)

Next up, the Bears play the Carthage Bulldogs (Carthage, TX) in a 3A Region II District 16 challenge, on Friday, February 11. Gladewater will attempt to upgrade on its 12-7 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 2-9 record after their 64-43 league loss to Henderson (Henderson, TX).