The Gilmer Buckeyes nipped the visiting Kilgore Bulldogs basketball squad by a final score of 52-49 in Friday's league outing.

Next, the Buckeyes face the Carthage Bulldogs (Carthage, TX) in a 4A Region II District 16 outing, on Tuesday, January 21. Gilmer will attempt to upgrade on its 9-11 season record. The Bulldogs enter the outing with a 1-8 record after their 87-34 league loss to Chapel Hill (Tyler, TX).

The Bulldogs (6-12) will now prepare for their outing against Spring Hill (Longview, TX). The Panthers enter the 4A Region II District 16 outing with a 10-17 record. In their last outing, Spring Hill was nipped by Cumberland Academy (Tyler, TX), 53-50, in a league outing.