In Tuesday's league contest, the Rockdale Tigers (Rockdale, TX) basketball team nudged the visiting Lexington Eagles (Lexington, TX), by a score of 34-27.

The Tigers now sport a 2-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Caldwell for a 3A Region III District 19 contest on Friday, January 14. Rockdale will battle a Hornets team coming off a 49-32 league win over C.H. Yoe (Cameron, TX). The Hornets record now stands at 15-6.

The Eagles (2-18) will now prepare for their contest against Rogers (Rogers, TX). The Eagles enter the 3A Region III District 19 contest with a 8-13 record. In their last contest, Rogers was nudged by Giddings (Giddings, TX), 57-27, in a non-league outing.