Jim Ned Indians (Tuscola, TX) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the host Ballinger Bearcats (Ballinger, TX), 55-38 in a league bout.

With the win, Jim Ned upgrades its record to 17-9 on the season. The Indians travel to San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy (San Angelo, TX) to clash with the Eagles in a 3A Region I District 6 bout on Tuesday, January 24. The Eagles go into the bout with a record of 20-5. San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy won 43-28 in their recent league bout against Wall (Wall, TX)

Next up, the Bearcats clash with the Coahoma Bulldogs (Coahoma, TX) in a 3A Region I District 6 bout, on Tuesday, January 24. Ballinger will attempt to upgrade on its 10-16 season record. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a 13-10 record after their 62-56 league loss to Clyde (Clyde, TX).