The Sam Rayburn Rebels (Ivanhoe, TX) basketball crushed the visiting Bland Tigers (Merit, TX), 63-39 in Tuesday's league test.

The Rebels (16-9) will now prepare for their test against Whitewright (Whitewright, TX). The Tigers go into the 2A Region II District 14 test with a 9-11 record. In their last test, Whitewright was trounced by Celeste (Celeste, TX), 49-43, in a league test.

The Tigers now own a 13-12 record. They play next when they host Tom Bean for a 2A Region II District 14 test on Friday, January 19. Bland will encounter a Tomcats squad coming off a 63-41 league loss to Honey Grove (Honey Grove, TX). The Tomcats record now stands at 18-11.