The Pine Tree Pirates bounced the visiting Cumberland Academy Knights basketball squad by a final score of 61-24 in Tuesday's league outing.

Next, the Pirates clash with the Henderson Lions (Henderson, TX) in a 4A Region II District 16 outing, on Friday, January 17. Pine Tree will attempt to upgrade on its 15-7 season record. The Lions enter the outing with a 10-12 record after their 48-29 league win over Carthage (Carthage, TX).

The Knights (7-20) will now prepare for their outing against Spring Hill (Longview, TX). The Panthers enter the 4A Region II District 16 outing with a 19-8 record. In their last outing, Spring Hill routed Gilmer (Gilmer, TX), 48-45, in a league outing.