In Friday's league match, the visiting Ballinger Bearcats basketball team scored a decisive 54-23 triumph over the Grape Creek Eagles.

In their next game, the Bearcats face the Clyde Bulldogs (Clyde, TX) in a 3A Region I District 6 match, on Tuesday, January 17. Ballinger will attempt to move on its 10-14 season record. The Bulldogs enter the match with a 14-8 record after their 69-64 league loss to Jim Ned (Tuscola, TX).

With the defeat, Grape Creek moves to 1-14 on the year. The Eagles host Coahoma (Coahoma, TX) to face the Bulldogs in a 3A Region I District 6 match on Tuesday, January 17. The Bulldogs enter the match with a record of 12-9. Coahoma lost 67-53 in their recent league match against San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy (San Angelo, TX)