The Hermleigh Cardinals got by the visiting Highland Hornets basketball squad by a final score of 47-40 in Tuesday's league outing.

Next, the Cardinals clash with the Loraine Bulldogs (Loraine, TX) in a 1A Region II District 14 outing, on Friday, January 10. Hermleigh will attempt to upgrade on its 17-7 season record. The Bulldogs come into the outing with a 0-11 record after their 83-33 league loss to Westbrook (Westbrook, TX).

The Hornets (9-12) will now prepare for their outing against Trent (Trent, TX). The Gorillas come into the 1A Region II District 14 outing with a 11-6 record. In their last outing, Trent was nipped by Ira (Ira, TX), 56-18, in a league outing.