The La Villa Cardinals basketball team (La Villa, TX), was nudged 56-52 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Premont Cowboys (Premont, TX)

The Cowboys now possess a 5-17 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Kaufer for a 2A Region IV District 32 battle on Friday, January 27. Premont will confront a Seahawks team coming off a 58-46 league win over Ben Bolt (Ben Bolt, TX). The Seahawks record now stands at 8-13.

The Cardinals (11-9) will now prepare for their battle against Freer (Freer, TX). The Buckaroos come into the 2A Region IV District 32 battle with a 10-6 record. In their last battle, Freer edged Agua Dulce (Agua Dulce, TX), 64-49, in a league battle.