The Fairfield Eagles (Fairfield, TX) basketball toppled the visiting Mexia Black Cats (Mexia, TX), 43-31 in Friday's league bout.

The Eagles now possess a 15-4 record. They play next when they travel to Elkhart for a 3A Region III District 20 bout on Tuesday, January 7. Fairfield will play a Elks team coming off a 46-38 league win over Westwood (Palestine, TX). The Elks record now stands at 7-16.

With the loss, Mexia falls to 9-6 on the campaign. The Black cats host Teague (Teague, TX) to play the Lions in a 3A Region III District 20 bout on Tuesday, January 7. The Lions go into the bout with a record of 7-10. Teague lost 39-37 in their recent non-league outing against Liberty (Liberty, TX)