The Columbus Cardinals (Columbus, TX) basketball crushed the visiting Yoakum Bulldogs (Yoakum, TX), 61-39 in Friday's league bout.

The Cardinals now possess a 15-6 record. They play next when they travel to Edna for a 3A Region IV District 25 bout on Tuesday, January 14. Columbus will play a Cowboys team coming off a 53-44 league win over Industrial (Vanderbilt, TX). The Cowboys record now stands at 20-7.

With the loss, Yoakum falls to 8-15 on the campaign. The Bulldogs host Tidehaven (El Maton, TX) to play the Tigers in a 3A Region IV District 25 bout on Tuesday, January 14. The Tigers go into the bout with a record of 26-1. Tidehaven won 47-3 in their recent league bout against Rice Consolidated (Altair, TX)