Beckville Bearcats (Beckville, TX) followers went home content Tuesday as they observed their basketball team run past the host Gary Bobcats (Gary, TX), 47-27 in a league game.

In their next game, the Bearcats face the Shelbyville Dragons (Shelbyville, TX) in a 2A Region III District 23 game, on Friday, January 13. Beckville will attempt to move on its 17-5 season record. The Dragons enter the game with a 15-5 record after their 59-50 league loss to Timpson (Timpson, TX).

With the defeat, Gary moves to 12-11 on the year. The Bobcats travel to Joaquin (Joaquin, TX) to face the Rams in a 2A Region III District 23 game on Friday, January 13. The Rams enter the game with a record of 8-9. Joaquin won 42-36 in their recent non-league game against White Oak (White Oak, TX)