The Highland Hornets basketball squad (Roscoe, TX), was nudged 41-38 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Ira Bulldogs (Ira, TX)

With the victory, Ira advances its record to 13-8 on the year. The Bulldogs host Roby (Roby, TX) to meet the Lions in a 1A Region II District 14 battle on Friday, December 20. The Lions enter the battle with a record of 6-3. Roby won 70-12 in their recent league battle against Trent (Trent, TX)

The Hornets now own a 8-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Grady for a non-league battle on Friday, December 20. Highland will meet a Wildcats squad coming off a 44-36 non-league loss to Big Spring (Big Spring, TX). The Wildcats record now stands at 6-7.