In Friday's league outing, the Lubbock-Cooper Pirates (Lubbock, TX) basketball squad nipped the host Caprock Longhorns (Amarillo, TX), by a final score of 68-65.

Next, the Pirates clash with the Lubbock Westerners (Lubbock, TX) in a 5A Region I District 3 outing, on Tuesday, December 17. Lubbock-Cooper will attempt to upgrade on its 10-5 season record. The Westerners enter the outing with a 7-6 record after their 60-23 league loss to Amarillo (Amarillo, TX).

The Longhorns (3-10) will now prepare for their outing against Palo Duro (Amarillo, TX). The Dons enter the 5A Region I District 3 outing with a 14-1 record. In their last outing, Palo Duro got by Plainview (Plainview, TX), 55-53, in a league outing.