The Nacogdoches Dragons tipped the visiting Porter Spartans basketball team by a final score of 49-42 in Wednesday's league game.

In their next game, the Dragons face the Lufkin Panthers (Lufkin, TX) in a 5A Region II District 16 game, on Friday, January 19. Nacogdoches will attempt to move on its 16-9 season record. The Panthers enter the game with a 15-11 record after their 37-34 league win over Kingwood Park (Kingwood, TX).

With the defeat, Porter moves to 12-12 on the year. The Spartans host Huntsville (Huntsville, TX) to face the Hornets in a 5A Region II District 16 game on Friday, January 19. The Hornets enter the game with a record of 9-10. Huntsville won 64-57 in their recent league game against Dayton (Dayton, TX)