The La Villa Cardinals (La Villa, TX) basketball nipped the visiting Premont Cowboys (Premont, TX), 46-43 in Tuesday's league test.

The Cardinals (2-22) will now prepare for their test against Freer (Freer, TX). The Buckaroos go into the 2A Region IV District 32 test with a 8-17 record. In their last test, Freer was tipped by Agua Dulce (Agua Dulce, TX), 61-33, in a league test.

The Cowboys now own a 4-20 record. They play next when they host Kaufer for a 2A Region IV District 32 test on Friday, January 26. Premont will encounter a Seahawks squad coming off a 66-46 league win over Ben Bolt (Ben Bolt, TX). The Seahawks record now stands at 9-16.