The Hardin-Jefferson Hawks basketball team scored 76 points and limited the host Shepherd Pirates to 27 in the Hawks league triumph on Tuesday.

The Hawks now possess a 8-8 record. They play next when they host Tarkington for a 4A Region III District 19 game on Tuesday, December 10. Hardin-Jefferson will confront a Longhorns team coming off a 35-30 non-league loss to East Chambers (Winnie, TX). The Longhorns record now stands at 5-7.

With the loss, Shepherd falls to 2-6 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Goodrich (Goodrich, TX) to confront the Hornets in a non-league game on Thursday, December 5. The Hornets go into the game with a record of 1-6. Goodrich lost 100-10 in their recent league game against Brookeland (Brookeland, TX)