The Texas Tigers basketball squad (Texarkana, TX), was crushed 70-40 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Tyler Lions (Tyler, TX)

With the victory, Tyler advances its record to 23-5 on the year. The Lions travel to Mt. Pleasant (Mt. Pleasant, TX) to clash with the Tigers in a 5A Region II District 10 test on Friday, January 10. The Tigers come into the test with a record of 12-7. Mt. Pleasant won 50-45 in their recent league test against Nacogdoches (Nacogdoches, TX)

The Tigers (4-7) will now prepare for their test against Hallsville (Hallsville, TX). The Bobcats come into the 5A Region II District 10 test with a 1-16 record. In their last test, Hallsville was overwhelmed by Tyler (Tyler, TX), 82-36, in a league test.