Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Howe Bulldogs (Howe, TX) and the host Tom Bean Cats (Tom Bean, TX), saw Howe's basketball squad knock off Tom Bean by a score of 60-48.

With the victory, Howe improves its record to 16-10 on the campaign. The Bulldogs host Melissa (Melissa, TX) to battle the Cardinals in a 2A Region II District 11 challenge on Friday, February 5. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a record of 25-4. Melissa won 54-34 in their recent league challenge against Gunter (Gunter, TX)

Next up, the Cats battle the Bells Panthers (Bells, TX) in a 2A Region II District 11 challenge, on Tuesday, February 9. Tom Bean will attempt to improve on its 1-16 season record.