The Groom Tigers (Groom, TX) basketball crushed the host Lefors Pirates (Lefors, TX), 54-31 in Friday's league bout.

The Tigers now possess a 8-5 record. They play next when they host Shamrock for a 1A Region I District 2 bout on Tuesday, January 7. Groom will play a Irish team coming off a 63-41 league loss to White Deer (White Deer, TX). The Irish record now stands at 3-12.

With the loss, Lefors falls to 1-6 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Claude (Claude, TX) to play the Mustangs in a 1A Region I District 2 bout on Tuesday, January 7. The Mustangs go into the bout with a record of 5-10. Claude won 55-40 in their recent non-league bout against Kelton (Wheeler, TX)