The Mt. Pleasant Tigers basketball team (Mt. Pleasant, TX), was overwhelmed 58-35 in Friday's league battle with the host Texas Tigers (Texarkana, TX)

The Tigers now possess a 11-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Longview for a 5A Region II District 15 battle on Tuesday, January 9. Texas will confront a Lobos team coming off a 36-34 league win over Whitehouse (Whitehouse, TX). The Lobos record now stands at 16-5.

The Tigers (5-14) will now prepare for their battle against Longview (Longview, TX). The Lobos come into the 5A Region II District 15 battle with a 17-5 record. In their last battle, Longview trounced Texas (Texarkana, TX), 50-27, in a league battle.