The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Hermleigh Cardinals (Hermleigh, TX) and the host Loraine Bulldogs (Loraine, TX), observed Hermleigh's basketball team overwhelm Loraine by a score of 78-41.

The Cardinals (18-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Roby (Roby, TX). The Lions come into the 1A Region II District 14 challenge with a 8-8 record. In their last challenge, Roby was routed by Westbrook (Westbrook, TX), 49-32, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs battle the Trent Gorillas (Trent, TX) in a 1A Region II District 14 challenge, on Monday, January 13. Loraine will attempt to improve on its 0-12 season record.