The Aledo Bearcats nipped the host Fossil Ridge Panthers basketball squad by a final score of 42-39 in Tuesday's league outing.

Next, the Bearcats face the Saginaw Rough Riders (Saginaw, TX) in a 5A Region I District 5 outing, on Friday, January 3. Aledo will attempt to upgrade on its 13-10 season record. The Rough Riders enter the outing with a 12-10 record after their 47-37 league loss to Brewer (Fort Worth, TX).

The Panthers (15-7) will now prepare for their outing against Chisholm Trail (Fort Worth, TX). The Rangers enter the 5A Region I District 5 outing with a 10-8 record. In their last outing, Chisholm Trail was nipped by Bowie (Austin, TX), 63-59, in a non-league outing.