In Friday's league outing, the Weslaco Panthers (Weslaco, TX) basketball squad edged the host Rivera Raiders (Brownsville, TX), by a count of 65-64.

The Panthers (11-15) will now prepare for their outing against Hanna (Brownsville, TX). The Golden Eagles go into the 6A Region IV District 32 outing with a 20-9 record. In their last outing, Hanna was tipped by Los Fresnos (Los Fresnos, TX), 64-54, in a league outing.

The Raiders now hold a 6-13 record. They play next when they travel to Harlingen for a 6A Region IV District 32 outing on Tuesday, January 17. Rivera will clash with a Cardinals squad coming off a 42-40 league loss to San Benito (San Benito, TX). The Cardinals record now stands at 8-18.