The Blooming Grove Lions ran past the visiting Malakoff Tigers basketball team by a final score of 60-51 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Lions face the Mildred Eagles (Corsicana, TX) in a 3A Region III District 18 game, on Friday, January 5. Blooming Grove will attempt to move on its 7-6 season record. The Eagles enter the game with a 12-5 record after their 69-52 league win over Kemp (Kemp, TX).

With the defeat, Malakoff moves to 1-2 on the year. The Tigers host Eustace (Eustace, TX) to face the Bulldogs in a 3A Region III District 18 game on Friday, January 5. The Bulldogs enter the game with a record of 2-16.