The Hitchcock Bulldogs (Hitchcock, TX) basketball crushed the host Hempstead Bobcats (Hempstead, TX), 76-32 in Thursday's league bout.

The Bulldogs now possess a 17-8 record. They play next when they travel to Brazos for a 3A Region III District 24 bout on Friday, January 24. Hitchcock will play a Cougars team coming off a 40-35 league loss to East Bernard (East Bernard, TX). The Cougars record now stands at 12-11.

With the loss, Hempstead falls to 2-13 on the campaign. The Bobcats travel to Van Vleck (Van Vleck, TX) to play the Leopards in a 3A Region III District 24 bout on Friday, January 24. The Leopards go into the bout with a record of 2-12. Van Vleck lost 50-46 in their recent league bout against Boling (Boling, TX)