The Weslaco East Wildcats routed the host Porter Cowboys basketball team by a final score of 72-39 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Wildcats face the Lopez Lobos (Brownsville, TX) in a 5A Region IV District 32 game, on Friday, January 12. Weslaco East will attempt to move on its 17-7 season record. The Lobos enter the game with a 15-9 record after their 47-40 league win over Donna (Donna, TX).

With the defeat, Porter moves to 4-11 on the year. The Cowboys travel to Veterans Memorial (Brownsville, TX) to face the Chargers in a 5A Region IV District 32 game on Friday, January 12. The Chargers enter the game with a record of 15-4. Veterans Memorial won 64-44 in their recent league game against Harlingen South (Harlingen, TX)