In Tuesday's league outing, the Columbus Cardinals (Columbus, TX) basketball squad nipped the host Tidehaven Tigers (El Maton, TX), by a margin of 52-45.

The Cardinals (18-4) will now prepare for their outing against Palacios (Palacios, TX). The Sharks go into the 3A Region IV District 25 outing with a 10-16 record. In their last outing, Palacios was tipped by Yoakum (Yoakum, TX), 59-42, in a league outing.

The Tigers now own a 19-7 record. They play next when they travel to Hallettsville for a 3A Region IV District 25 outing on Friday, January 13. Tidehaven will encounter a Brahmas squad coming off a 47-34 league win over Industrial (Vanderbilt, TX). The Brahmas record now stands at 17-7.