The Hale Center Owls bounced the host Tulia Hornets basketball squad by a final score of 68-30 in Tuesday's non-league outing.

Next, the Owls face the Farwell Steers (Farwell, TX) in a 2A Region I District 3 outing, on Friday, January 3. Hale Center will attempt to upgrade on its 12-5 season record. The Steers enter the outing with a 20-3 record after their 37-28 non-league win over Frenship (Wolfforth, TX).

The Hornets (1-11) will now prepare for their outing against Bushland (Bushland, TX). The Falcons enter the 3A Region I District 1 outing with a 8-10 record. In their last outing, Bushland was crushed by Stratford (Stratford, TX), 73-45, in a non-league battle.