The Lubbock Westerners (Lubbock, TX) basketball edged the visiting Plainview Bulldogs (Plainview, TX), 49-48 in Friday's league bout.

The Westerners now possess a 10-13 record. They play next when they host Caprock for a 5A Region I District 3 bout on Tuesday, January 7. Lubbock will play a Longhorns team coming off a 68-50 league loss to Plainview (Plainview, TX). The Longhorns record now stands at 4-16.

With the loss, Plainview falls to 13-9 on the campaign. The Bulldogs travel to Tascosa (Amarillo, TX) to play the Rebels in a 5A Region I District 3 bout on Tuesday, January 7. The Rebels go into the bout with a record of 22-4. Tascosa lost 65-27 in their recent league bout against Coronado (Lubbock, TX)