The Bloomburg Wildcats tipped the visiting Saltillo Lions basketball team by a final score of 38-31 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Wildcats face the Marshall Christian Academy Guardians (Marshall, TX) in a non-league game, on Friday, January 5. Bloomburg will attempt to move on its 11-7 season record. The Guardians enter the game with a 6-7 record after their 45-27 non-league loss to Avinger (Avinger, TX).

With the defeat, Saltillo moves to 17-7 on the year. The Lions host Yantis (Yantis, TX) to face the Owls in a 1A Region III District 24 game on Friday, January 5. The Owls enter the game with a record of 0-12. Yantis lost 50-17 in their recent league game against Sulphur Bluff (Sulphur Bluff, TX)