The Lovejoy Leopards routed the visiting Sherman Bearcats basketball team by a final score of 63-36 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Leopards face the Denison Yellow Jackets (Denison, TX) in a 5A Region II District 13 game, on Friday, January 26. Lovejoy will attempt to move on its 20-12 season record. The Yellow Jackets enter the game with a 10-15 record after their 53-20 league loss to McKinney North (McKinney, TX).

With the defeat, Sherman moves to 4-18 on the year. The Bearcats host Melissa (Melissa, TX) to face the Cardinals in a 5A Region II District 13 game on Friday, January 26. The Cardinals enter the game with a record of 19-9. Melissa won 94-12 in their recent league game against Greenville (Greenville, TX)