The Midlothian Panthers (Midlothian, TX) basketball edged the host Crandall Pirates (Crandall, TX), 47-42 in Friday's league bout.

The Panthers now possess a 20-13 record. They play next when they host Terrell for a 5A Region II District 15 bout on Tuesday, February 4. Midlothian will play a Tigers team coming off a 48-45 league loss to Kaufman (Kaufman, TX). The Tigers record now stands at 14-19.

With the loss, Crandall falls to 15-17 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Red Oak (Red Oak, TX) to play the Hawks in a 5A Region II District 15 bout on Tuesday, February 4. The Hawks go into the bout with a record of 19-11. Red Oak won 84-34 in their recent league bout against Corsicana (Corsicana, TX)