In Friday's league outing, the Canton Eagles (Canton, TX) basketball squad beat the host Van Vandals (Van, TX), by a count of 41-31.

The Eagles (22-5) will now prepare for their outing against Lindale (Lindale, TX). The Eagles go into the 4A Region II District 16 outing with a 14-10 record. In their last outing, Lindale defeated Athens (Athens, TX), 41-27, in a league outing.

The Vandals now hold a 13-7 record. They play next when they host Cumberland Academy for a 4A Region II District 16 outing on Tuesday, January 16. Van will clash with a Knights squad coming off a 72-10 league loss to Brownsboro (Brownsboro, TX). The Knights record now stands at 4-11.