In Tuesday's league test, the Texas Tigers (Texarkana, TX) basketball squad knocked off the visiting Whitehouse Wildcats (Whitehouse, TX), by a score of 70-50.

Next, the Tigers encounter the Nacogdoches Dragons (Nacogdoches, TX) in a 5A Region II District 10 test, on Friday, January 3. Texas will attempt to improve on its 9-8 season record. The Dragons come into the test with a 8-9 record after their 57-34 league loss to Hallsville (Hallsville, TX).

The Wildcats (5-12) will now prepare for their game against Mt. Pleasant (Mt. Pleasant, TX). The Tigers go into the 5A Region II District 10 game with a 15-4 record. In their last game, Mt. Pleasant was beaten by Lufkin (Lufkin, TX), 59-55, in a league game.