The Mart Panthers (Mart, TX) basketball toppled the host Axtell Longhorns (Axtell, TX), 45-31 in Friday's league bout.

The Panthers now possess a 12-7 record. They play next when they host Chilton for a 2A Region III District 17 bout on Tuesday, January 21. Mart will play a Pirates team coming off a 42-35 league loss to Axtell (Axtell, TX). The Pirates record now stands at 9-12.

With the loss, Axtell falls to 12-11 on the campaign. The Longhorns travel to Moody (Moody, TX) to play the Bearcats in a 2A Region III District 17 bout on Tuesday, January 21. The Bearcats go into the bout with a record of 4-14. Moody lost 40-29 in their recent league bout against Marlin (Marlin, TX)