In Friday's league outing, the Pine Tree Pirates (Longview, TX) basketball squad overwhelmed the visiting Texas Tigers (Texarkana, TX), by a margin of 71-39.

The Pirates (10-12) will now prepare for their outing against Longview (Longview, TX). The Lobos go into the 5A Region II District 15 outing with a 20-4 record. In their last outing, Longview smashed Hallsville (Hallsville, TX), 59-55, in a league outing.

The Tigers now own a 3-11 record. They play next when they host Marshall for a 5A Region II District 15 outing on Tuesday, January 24. Texas will clash with a Mavericks squad coming off a 54-38 league win over Whitehouse (Whitehouse, TX). The Mavericks record now stands at 13-16.