The Irion County Hornets (Mertzon, TX) basketball crushed the host Veribest Falcons (Veribest, TX), 48-23 in Friday's league test.

The Hornets (18-7) will now prepare for their test against Blackwell (Blackwell, TX). The Hornets go into the 1A Region II District 11 test with a 20-8 record. In their last test, Blackwell was trounced by Robert Lee (Robert Lee, TX), 49-18, in a league test.

The Falcons now own a 5-13 record. They play next when they host Bronte for a 1A Region II District 11 test on Tuesday, January 23. Veribest will encounter a Longhorns squad coming off a 39-33 league loss to Garden City (Garden City, TX). The Longhorns record now stands at 13-11.