The Caldwell Hornets (Caldwell, TX) basketball crushed the visiting Austin Achieve Polar Bears (Austin, TX), 62-23 in Friday's league test.

The Hornets (15-14) will now prepare for their test against La Grange (La Grange, TX). The Leopards go into the 4A Region III District 22 test with a 21-8 record. In their last test, La Grange walloped Taylor (Taylor, TX), 64-46, in a league test.

The Polar Bears now own a 4-15 record. They play next when they host Giddings for a 4A Region III District 22 test on Tuesday, January 23. Austin Achieve will encounter a Buffaloes squad coming off a 77-42 league loss to Manor New Tech (Manor, TX). The Buffaloes record now stands at 6-17.