The Pittsburg Pirates basketball team (Pittsburg, TX), was nudged 43-36 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Liberty-Eylau Leopards (Texarkana, TX)

The Leopards now possess a 13-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Sulphur Springs for a 4A Region II District 15 battle on Tuesday, January 17. Liberty-Eylau will battle a Wildcats team coming off a 60-53 league win over Paris (Paris, TX). The Wildcats record now stands at 19-7.

The Pirates (6-16) will now prepare for their battle against North Lamar (Paris, TX). The Panthers come into the 4A Region II District 15 battle with a 6-16 record. In their last battle, North Lamar was nudged by Pleasant Grove (Texarkana, TX), 57-56, in a league battle.