The Saltillo Lions routed the host Bloomburg Wildcats basketball team by a final score of 65-27 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Lions face the Yantis Owls (Yantis, TX) in a 1A Region III District 24 game, on Friday, January 5. Saltillo will attempt to move on its 10-14 season record. The Owls enter the game with a 11-5 record after their 49-46 league loss to Sulphur Bluff (Sulphur Bluff, TX).

With the defeat, Bloomburg moves to 1-10 on the year. The Wildcats travel to Marshall Christian Academy (Marshall, TX) to face the Guardians in a non-league game on Friday, January 5. The Guardians enter the game with a record of 5-9. Marshall Christian Academy lost 55-38 in their recent non-league game against New Diana (Diana, TX)