The La Villa Cardinals (La Villa, TX) basketball felled the visiting Santa Maria Cougars (Santa Maria, TX), 54-35 in Wednesday's league test.

The Cardinals (3-10) will now prepare for their test against Ben Bolt (Ben Bolt, TX). The Badgers go into the 2A Region IV District 32 test with a 6-16 record. In their last test, Ben Bolt was beaten by Agua Dulce (Agua Dulce, TX), 36-21, in a league test.

The Cougars now own a 1-10 record. They play next when they host Kaufer for a 2A Region IV District 32 test on Friday, January 19. Santa Maria will encounter a Seahawks squad coming off a 38-24 league win over La Villa (La Villa, TX). The Seahawks record now stands at 12-11.