The Burkeville Mustangs basketball squad (Burkeville, TX), was crushed 54-23 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Leggett Pirates (Leggett, TX)

With the victory, Leggett advances its record to 14-14 on the year. The Pirates travel to Brookeland (Brookeland, TX) to meet the Wildcats in a 1A Region IV District 28 battle on Friday, January 17. The Wildcats enter the battle with a record of 24-4. Brookeland won 72-14 in their recent league battle against Goodrich (Goodrich, TX)

The Mustangs now own a 4-8 record. They put it on the line next when they host Brookeland for a 1A Region IV District 28 battle on Tuesday, January 21.