In Friday's league outing, the Madisonville Mustangs (Madisonville, TX) basketball squad overwhelmed the visiting Rusk Eagles (Rusk, TX), by a count of 71-30.

The Mustangs (22-3) will now prepare for their outing against Palestine (Palestine, TX). The Wildcats go into the 4A Region III District 18 outing with a 11-9 record. In their last outing, Palestine smashed Bullard (Bullard, TX), 51-43, in a league outing.

The Eagles now hold a 8-5 record. They play next when they travel to Jacksonville for a 4A Region III District 18 outing on Tuesday, January 10. Rusk will clash with a Fightin' Indians squad coming off a 52-39 league loss to Hudson (Lufkin, TX). The Fightin' Indians record now stands at 19-6.