Texas High School Basketball - Axtell edged by Whitney
January 17, 2012: Axtell, TX 76624 The Axtell Longhorns basketball team (Axtell, TX), was nudged 49-43 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Whitney Wildcats (Whitney, TX)
The Wildcats now possess a 16-7 record. They play next when they travel to Maypearl for a 2A Region II District 15 battle on Friday, January 20. Whitney will battle a Panthers team coming off a 88-54 league loss to Italy (Italy, TX). The Panthers record now stands at 3-5.
The Longhorns (13-7) will now prepare for their battle against Italy (Italy, TX). The Gladiators come into the 2A Region II District 15 battle with a 11-10 record. In their last battle, Italy edged Maypearl (Maypearl, TX), 88-54, in a league battle.