The Tidehaven Tigers basketball squad (El Maton, TX), was crushed 69-20 in Saturday's league battle with the host Columbus Cardinals (Columbus, TX)

With the victory, Columbus advances its record to 3-0 on the year. The Cardinals travel to Rice Consolidated (Altair, TX) to clash with the Raiders in a 3A Region IV District 25 test on Tuesday, January 7. The Raiders come into the test with a record of 12-6. Rice Consolidated lost 72-65 in their recent league test against Edna (Edna, TX)

The Tigers (0-2) will now prepare for their test against Palacios (Palacios, TX). The Sharks come into the 3A Region IV District 25 test with a 10-14 record. In their last test, Palacios was overwhelmed by Columbus (Columbus, TX), 76-40, in a league test.