The Spurger Pirates (Spurger, TX) basketball toppled the host Chester Yellowjackets (Chester, TX), 47-39 in Friday's league bout.

The Pirates now possess a 13-6 record. They play next when they host Hull-Daisetta for a 1A Region IV District 28 bout on Monday, January 20. Spurger will play a Bobcats team coming off a 55-42 league win over Burkeville (Burkeville, TX). The Bobcats record now stands at 14-7.

With the loss, Chester falls to 4-12 on the campaign. The Yellowjackets travel to Goodrich (Goodrich, TX) to play the Hornets in a 1A Region IV District 28 bout on Monday, January 20. The Hornets go into the bout with a record of 0-19. Goodrich lost 50-20 in their recent league bout against High Island (High Island, TX)