In Friday's league outing, the Zapata Hawks (Zapata, TX) basketball squad felled the visiting Hidalgo Pirates (Hidalgo, TX), by a margin of 44-33.

The Hawks (6-10) will now prepare for their outing against La Feria (La Feria, TX). The Lions go into the 4A Region IV District 32 outing with a 12-6 record. In their last outing, La Feria was beaten by Port Isabel (Port Isabel, TX), 61-56, in a league outing.

The Pirates now own a 8-11 record. They play next when they travel to Raymondville for a 4A Region IV District 32 outing on Tuesday, January 17. Hidalgo will encounter a Bearkats squad coming off a 63-59 league loss to Grulla (Rio Grande City, TX). The Bearkats record now stands at 12-13.