In Friday's league outing, the Tyler Lions (Tyler, TX) basketball squad overwhelmed the visiting Pine Tree Pirates (Longview, TX), by a count of 73-28.

The Lions (23-6) will now prepare for their outing against Marshall (Marshall, TX). The Mavericks go into the 5A Region II District 15 outing with a 10-17 record. In their last outing, Marshall was crushed by Longview (Longview, TX), 66-62, in a league outing.

The Pirates now hold a 10-17 record. They play next when they host Hallsville for a 5A Region II District 15 outing on Tuesday, January 31. Pine Tree will clash with a Bobcats squad coming off a 58-26 league loss to Mt. Pleasant (Mt. Pleasant, TX). The Bobcats record now stands at 6-23.