The Leggett Pirates routed the visiting Burkeville Mustangs basketball team by a final score of 87-40 in Wednesday's league game.

In their next game, the Pirates face the Spurger Pirates (Spurger, TX) in a 1A Region IV District 28 game, on Tuesday, January 23. Leggett will attempt to move on its 18-7 season record.

With the defeat, Burkeville moves to 8-11 on the year. The Mustangs host High Island (High Island, TX) to face the Cardinals in a 1A Region IV District 28 game on Friday, January 19. The Cardinals enter the game with a record of 8-12. High Island lost 77-19 in their recent league game against Brookeland (Brookeland, TX)