The Stanton Buffaloes basketball squad (Stanton, TX), lost 44-33 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Eastland Mavericks (Eastland, TX)

With the victory, Eastland advances its record to 1-13 on the year. The Mavericks host Early (Early, TX) to meet the Longhorns in a 3A Region I District 8 battle on Friday, January 3. The Longhorns enter the battle with a record of 3-10. Early lost 72-54 in their recent non-league battle against Brownwood (Brownwood, TX)

The Buffaloes now own a 5-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Coahoma for a 3A Region I District 3 battle on Friday, January 3. Stanton will meet a Bulldogs squad coming off a 79-34 non-league loss to Jayton (Jayton, TX). The Bulldogs record now stands at 8-8.