The Silverton Owls basketball squad (Silverton, TX), was nudged 44-40 in Friday's league battle with the host Lazbuddie Longhorns (Lazbuddie, TX)

With the victory, Lazbuddie advances its record to 13-9 on the year. The Longhorns travel to Kress (Kress, TX) to meet the Kangaroos in a 1A Region I District 4 battle on Tuesday, January 28. The Kangaroos enter the battle with a record of 19-9. Kress won 53-16 in their recent league battle against Springlake-Earth (Earth, TX)

The Owls now own a 6-12 record. They put it on the line next when they host Hart for a 1A Region I District 4 battle on Tuesday, January 28. Silverton will meet a Longhorns squad coming off a 74-34 league loss to Happy (Happy, TX). The Longhorns record now stands at 8-12.