In Friday's league outing, the Beckville Bearcats (Beckville, TX) basketball squad nipped the visiting Garrison Bulldogs (Garrison, TX), by a margin of 66-59.

The Bearcats (17-6) will now prepare for their outing against Timpson (Timpson, TX). The Bears go into the 2A Region III District 23 outing with a 5-4 record. In their last outing, Timpson got by Garrison (Garrison, TX), 74-57, in a league outing.

The Bulldogs now own a 2-7 record. They play next when they host Joaquin for a 2A Region III District 23 outing on Tuesday, January 23. Garrison will clash with a Rams squad coming off a 64-44 league loss to Shelbyville (Shelbyville, TX). The Rams record now stands at 7-16.