The Rice Bulldogs tipped the visiting Eustace Bulldogs basketball team by a final score of 43-40 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Bulldogs face the Palmer Bulldogs (Palmer, TX) in a 3A Region III District 18 game, on Friday, January 6. Rice will attempt to move on its 14-7 season record. The Bulldogs enter the game with a 18-8 record after their 39-25 league loss to Scurry-Rosser (Scurry, TX).

With the defeat, Eustace moves to 10-12 on the year. The Bulldogs host Malakoff (Malakoff, TX) to face the Tigers in a 3A Region III District 18 game on Friday, January 6. The Tigers enter the game with a record of 10-4. Malakoff won 32-26 in their recent league game against Blooming Grove (Blooming Grove, TX)