The Rankin Red Devils routed the visiting Grandfalls-Royalty Cowboys basketball team by a final score of 73-38 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Red Devils face the Sanderson Eagles (Sanderson, TX) in a 1A Region II District 10 game, on Friday, January 12. Rankin will attempt to move on its 3-8 season record. The Eagles enter the game with a 6-11 record after their 65-23 league loss to Buena Vista (Imperial, TX).

With the defeat, Grandfalls-Royalty moves to 7-6 on the year. The Cowboys host Marathon (Marathon, TX) to face the Mustangs in a 1A Region II District 10 outing on Friday, January 12. The Mustangs go into the outing with a record of 0-2. Marathon lost 1-0 in their recent league outing against Buena Vista (Imperial, TX)