The Hallsville Bobcats basketball squad (Hallsville, TX), was nudged 44-43 in Friday's league battle with the host Tyler Lions (Tyler, TX)

With the victory, Tyler advances its record to 14-7 on the year. The Lions host Texas (Texarkana, TX) to meet the Tigers in a 5A Region II District 10 battle on Tuesday, January 7. The Tigers enter the battle with a record of 10-8. Texas won 55-35 in their recent league battle against Nacogdoches (Nacogdoches, TX)

The Bobcats now own a 17-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Center for a non-league battle on Tuesday, January 7. Hallsville will meet a Roughriders squad coming off a 71-56 non-league win over Jacksonville (Jacksonville, TX). The Roughriders record now stands at 10-5.