The Itasca Wampus Cats bounced the visiting Valley Mills Eagles basketball squad by a final score of 61-23 in Tuesday's league outing.

Next, the Wampus Cats clash with the Meridian Yellowjackets (Meridian, TX) in a non-league outing, on Friday, January 3. Itasca will attempt to upgrade on its 12-7 season record. The Yellowjackets come into the outing with a 5-10 record after their 50-16 non-league loss to Clifton (Clifton, TX).

The Eagles (7-13) will now prepare for their outing against Meyer (Waco, TX). The Ravens come into the 2A Region II District 12 outing with a 4-10 record. In their last outing, Meyer was overwhelmed by Rio Vista (Rio Vista, TX), 37-20, in a league outing.