The Saltillo Lions basketball team (Saltillo, TX), was nudged 56-52 in Monday's league battle with the visiting Avery Bulldogs (Avery, TX)

The Bulldogs now possess a 11-11 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Union Hill for a 1A Region III District 24 battle on Tuesday, January 2. Avery will confront a Bulldogs team coming off a 53-48 non-league loss to Neches (Neches, TX). The Bulldogs record now stands at 6-4.

The Lions (9-14) will now prepare for their battle against Bloomburg (Bloomburg, TX). The Wildcats come into the 1A Region III District 24 battle with a 1-9 record. In their last battle, Bloomburg was nudged by Ore City (Ore City, TX), 65-18, in a non-league battle.