The Abbott Panthers basketball team scored 70 points and restricted the visiting Gustine Tigers to 35 in the Panthers non-league win on Friday.

Next, the Panthers clash with the Jonesboro Eagles (Jonesboro, TX) in a 1A Region IV District 26 outing, on Tuesday, December 16. Abbott will attempt to upgrade on its 7-2 season record. The Eagles come into the outing with a 10-5 record after their 35-34 non-league loss to Mumford (Mumford, TX).

With the loss, Gustine falls to 10-2 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Morgan (Morgan, TX) to play the Eagles in a non-league bout on Friday, December 12. The Eagles go into the bout with a record of 0-3. Morgan lost 63-17 in their recent non-league bout against Priddy (Priddy, TX)