The Henrietta Bearcats basketball team (Henrietta, TX), was toppled 72-53 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Vernon Lions (Vernon, TX)

The Lions now possess a 13-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to City View for a 3A Region I District 7 battle on Friday, January 6. Vernon will confront a Mustangs team coming off a 60-57 non-league loss to Aubrey (Aubrey, TX). The Mustangs record now stands at 14-4.

The Bearcats (1-16) will now prepare for their outing against Bowie (Bowie, TX). The Jackrabbits go into the 3A Region I District 7 outing with a 14-6 record. In their last outing, Bowie defeated Jacksboro (Jacksboro, TX), 69-37, in a league outing.