The Shallowater Mustangs routed the host Liberty Patriots basketball team by a final score of 78-51 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Mustangs face the Childress Bobcats (Childress, TX) in a 3A Region I District 2 game, on Friday, January 12. Shallowater will attempt to move on its 17-2 season record. The Bobcats enter the game with a 17-5 record after their 58-36 league win over Abernathy (Abernathy, TX).

With the defeat, Liberty moves to 12-12 on the year. The Patriots travel to Slaton (Slaton, TX) to face the Tigers in a 3A Region I District 2 game on Friday, January 12. The Tigers enter the game with a record of 10-11. Slaton lost 72-47 in their recent league game against Shallowater (Shallowater, TX)