In Friday's league outing, the Burleson Elks (Burleson, TX) basketball squad edged the host Cleburne Yellowjackets (Cleburne, TX), by a count of 43-40.

The Elks (15-11) will now prepare for their outing against Joshua (Joshua, TX). The Owls go into the 5A Region I District 8 outing with a 16-15 record. In their last outing, Joshua was tipped by Midlothian (Midlothian, TX), 43-29, in a league outing.

The Yellowjackets now hold a 15-16 record. They play next when they travel to Seguin for a 5A Region I District 8 outing on Friday, January 26. Cleburne will clash with a Cougars squad coming off a 57-29 league loss to Burleson (Burleson, TX). The Cougars record now stands at 3-18.