The Kennedale Wildcats (Kennedale, TX) basketball knocked off the visiting Venus Bulldogs (Venus, TX), 74-54 in Friday's league test.

The Wildcats (10-12) will now prepare for their test against Hillsboro (Hillsboro, TX). The Eagles go into the 4A Region II District 10 test with a 4-13 record. In their last test, Hillsboro went down by Godley (Godley, TX), 61-5, in a league test.

The Bulldogs now own a 9-11 record. They play next when they host Alvarado for a 4A Region II District 10 test on Tuesday, December 19. Venus will encounter a Indians squad coming off a 49-29 league win over Ferris (Ferris, TX). The Indians record now stands at 8-11.