The Abernathy Antelopes (Abernathy, TX) basketball knocked off the visiting Liberty Patriots (Lubbock, TX), 62-46 in Friday's league test.

The Antelopes (14-8) will now prepare for their test against Childress (Childress, TX). The Bobcats go into the 3A Region I District 2 test with a 10-16 record. In their last test, Childress went down by Idalou (Idalou, TX), 55-31, in a league test.

The Patriots now own a 11-13 record. They play next when they host Shallowater for a 3A Region I District 2 test on Tuesday, January 9. Liberty will encounter a Mustangs squad coming off a 37-34 league loss to Slaton (Slaton, TX). The Mustangs record now stands at 8-11.