Spectators at Monday's league bout between the Poth Pirates (Poth, TX) and the host Nixon-Smiley Mustangs (Nixon, TX), saw Poth's basketball team crush Nixon-Smiley by a tally of 58-26.

The Pirates now possess a 12-11 record. They play next when they travel to Karnes City for a 3A Region IV District 26 bout on Friday, January 24.

With the loss, Nixon-Smiley falls to 7-13 on the campaign. The Mustangs travel to Goliad (Goliad, TX) to play the Tigers in a 3A Region IV District 26 bout on Friday, January 24. The Tigers go into the bout with a record of 11-11. Goliad won 39-25 in their recent league bout against Stockdale (Stockdale, TX)