Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the Fairfield Eagles (Fairfield, TX) and the host Franklin Lions (Franklin, TX), saw Fairfield's basketball squad wallop Franklin by a tally of 87-31.

With the victory, Fairfield improves its record to 25-2 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Teague (Teague, TX) to confront the Lions in a 3A Region III District 20 challenge on Tuesday, January 17. The Lions come into the challenge with a record of 11-14. Teague won 67-21 in their recent league challenge against Elkhart (Elkhart, TX)

Next up, the Lions confront the Westwood Panthers (Palestine, TX) in a 3A Region III District 20 challenge, on Tuesday, January 17. Franklin will attempt to improve on its 13-3 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 5-13 record after their 88-2 league loss to Fairfield (Fairfield, TX).