In Tuesday's league outing, the New Deal Lions (New Deal, TX) basketball squad overwhelmed the visiting Hale Center Owls (Hale Center, TX), by a count of 83-50.

The Lions (14-6) will now prepare for their outing against Sudan (Sudan, TX). The Hornets go into the 2A Region I District 4 outing with a 1-7 record. In their last outing, Sudan smashed Smyer (Smyer, TX), 41-39, in a league outing.

The Owls now hold a 6-11 record. They play next when they host Lockney for a 2A Region I District 4 outing on Friday, January 13. Hale Center will clash with a Longhorns squad coming off a 71-48 league loss to Olton (Olton, TX). The Longhorns record now stands at 9-9.