The Edcouch-Elsa Yellowjackets (Edcouch, TX) basketball edged the host Weslaco East Wildcats (Weslaco, TX), 23-20 in Friday's league bout.

The Yellowjackets now possess a 10-12 record. They play next when they host Harlingen South for a 5A Region IV District 32 bout on Monday, January 20. Edcouch-Elsa will play a Hawks team coming off a 36-16 league win over Mercedes (Mercedes, TX). The Hawks record now stands at 23-5.

With the loss, Weslaco East falls to 6-19 on the campaign. The Wildcats travel to Lopez (Brownsville, TX) to play the Lobos in a 5A Region IV District 32 bout on Tuesday, January 21. The Lobos go into the bout with a record of 17-9. Lopez won 40-21 in their recent league bout against Pace (Brownsville, TX)