In Friday's league outing, the Belton Tigers (Belton, TX) basketball squad beat the host Killeen Kangaroos (Killeen, TX), by a count of 51-42.

The Tigers (18-7) will now prepare for their outing against Chaparral (Killeen, TX). The Bobcats go into the 5A Region III District 22 outing with a 19-8 record. In their last outing, Chaparral defeated Lake Belton (Temple, TX), 78-70, in a league outing.

The Kangaroos now hold a 5-17 record. They play next when they host University for a 5A Region III District 22 outing on Tuesday, January 17. Killeen will clash with a Trojans squad coming off a 47-37 league loss to Ellison (Killeen, TX). The Trojans record now stands at 10-14.