In Friday's league outing, the Taylor Ducks (Taylor, TX) basketball squad beat the visiting Austin Achieve Polar Bears (Austin, TX), by a count of 85-70.

The Ducks (16-15) will now prepare for their outing against Manor New Tech (Manor, TX). The go into the 4A Region III District 22 outing with a 26-7 record. In their last outing, Manor New Tech defeated Giddings (Giddings, TX), 47-32, in a league outing.

The Polar Bears now hold a 13-15 record. They play next when they travel to Caldwell for a 4A Region III District 22 bout on Tuesday, February 14. Austin Achieve will play a Hornets squad coming off a 43-38 league loss to Smithville (Smithville, TX). The Hornets record now stands at 10-24.