The De Leon Bearcats basketball squad (De Leon, TX), lost 46-38 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Santo Wildcats (Santo, TX)

With the victory, Santo advances its record to 8-12 on the year. The Wildcats travel to Poolville (Poolville, TX) to meet the Monarchs in a 2A Region II District 11 battle on Friday, January 17. The Monarchs enter the battle with a record of 4-18. Poolville lost 73-13 in their recent league battle against Lipan (Lipan, TX)

The Bearcats now own a 2-11 record. They put it on the line next when they host Hico for a 2A Region II District 11 battle on Friday, January 17. De Leon will meet a Tigers squad coming off a 34-32 league win over Graford (Graford, TX). The Tigers record now stands at 17-7.