In Friday's league outing, the Lovelady Lions (Lovelady, TX) basketball squad overwhelmed the visiting Latexo Tigers (Latexo, TX), by a margin of 71-17.

The Lions (13-7) will now prepare for their outing against Groveton (Groveton, TX). The Indians go into the 2A Region III District 20 outing with a 6-17 record. In their last outing, Groveton was trounced by Grapeland (Grapeland, TX), 61-37, in a league outing.

The Tigers now own a 2-7 record. They play next when they host Leon for a 2A Region III District 20 outing on Tuesday, January 9. Latexo will clash with a Cougars squad coming off a 47-31 league win over Centerville (Centerville, TX). The Cougars record now stands at 19-3.