The Centerville Tigers nipped the visiting Lovelady Lions basketball squad by a final score of 41-36 in Tuesday's league outing.

Next, the Tigers face the Latexo Tigers (Latexo, TX) in a 2A Region III District 20 outing, on Friday, January 17. Centerville will attempt to upgrade on its 9-9 season record. The Tigers enter the outing with a 14-12 record after their 77-56 league loss to Grapeland (Grapeland, TX).

The Lions (7-14) will now prepare for their outing against Leon (Jewett, TX). The Cougars enter the 2A Region III District 20 outing with a 5-13 record. In their last outing, Leon was nipped by Centerville (Centerville, TX), 67-46, in a league outing.