The Hico Tigers basketball team (Hico, TX), was nudged 32-27 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Whitney Wildcats (Whitney, TX)

The Wildcats now possess a 7-11 record. They put it on the line next when they host Maypearl for a 3A Region III District 17 battle on Friday, January 5. Whitney will confront a Panthers team coming off a 66-42 non-league loss to Paradise (Paradise, TX). The Panthers record now stands at 12-9.

The Tigers (2-18) will now prepare for their battle against De Leon (De Leon, TX). The Bearcats come into the 2A Region II District 11 battle with a 5-8 record. In their last battle, De Leon edged Valley Mills (Valley Mills, TX), 61-23, in a non-league battle.