In Wednesday's league outing, the Van Vandals (Van, TX) basketball squad beat the visiting Mabank Panthers (Mabank, TX), by a count of 56-41.

The Vandals (19-2) will now prepare for their outing against Athens (Athens, TX). The Hornets go into the 4A Region II District 16 outing with a 2-19 record. In their last outing, Athens was topped by Brownsboro (Brownsboro, TX), 62-13, in a league outing.

The Panthers now hold a 17-15 record. They play next when they host Lindale for a 4A Region II District 16 outing on Friday, February 3. Mabank will clash with a Eagles squad coming off a 49-47 league loss to Van (Van, TX). The Eagles record now stands at 13-17.