The Joshua Owls basketball squad (Joshua, TX), was nudged 55-52 in Saturday's league battle with the visiting Centennial Spartans (Burleson, TX)

With the victory, Centennial advances its record to 12-14 on the year. The Spartans host Burleson (Burleson, TX) to meet the Elks in a 5A Region I District 8 battle on Tuesday, January 14. The Elks enter the battle with a record of 8-17. Burleson won 45-44 in their recent league battle against Seguin (Arlington, TX)

The Owls now own a 14-14 record. They put it on the line next when they host Everman for a 5A Region I District 8 battle on Tuesday, January 14. Joshua will meet a Bulldogs squad coming off a 50-45 league win over Cleburne (Cleburne, TX). The Bulldogs record now stands at 12-9.