The Irving Tigers topped the visiting MacArthur Cardinals basketball team by a final score of 54-40 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Tigers face the Richardson Eagles (Richardson, TX) in a 6A Region I District 7 game, on Friday, January 6. Irving will attempt to move on its 8-12 season record. The Eagles enter the game with a 15-9 record after their 69-47 league loss to Lake Highlands (Dallas, TX).

With the defeat, MacArthur moves to 5-16 on the year. The Cardinals host Highland Park (Dallas, TX) to face the Scots in a 6A Region I District 7 game on Friday, January 6. The Scots enter the game with a record of 15-5. Highland Park won 41-36 in their recent league game against Nimitz (Irving, TX)