In Friday's league game, the Athens Hornets (Athens, TX) basketball team beat the visiting Lindale Eagles (Lindale, TX), by a margin of 58-40.

The Hornets now have a 8-7 record. They play next when they travel to Central Heights for a non-league game on Friday, December 27. Athens will confront a Blue Devils team coming off a 62-55 league win over Diboll (Diboll, TX). The Blue Devils record now stands at 6-11.

With the loss, Lindale falls to 6-12 on the campaign. The Eagles host Brownsboro (Brownsboro, TX) to confront the Bears in a 4A Region II District 15 game on Tuesday, December 31. The Bears go into the game with a record of 8-8.