The Franklin Lions (Franklin, TX) basketball edged the host Rogers Eagles (Rogers, TX), 51-48 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Lions now possess a 17-7 record. They play next when they travel to Fairfield for a non-league bout on Tuesday, February 18. Franklin will play a Eagles team coming off a 64-57 league win over Buffalo (Buffalo, TX). The Eagles record now stands at 9-13.

With the loss, Rogers falls to 15-12 on the campaign. The Eagles host Lexington (Lexington, TX) to play the Eagles in a 3A Region III District 19 bout on Friday, February 14. The Eagles go into the bout with a record of 12-9. Lexington won 43-37 in their recent league bout against Rockdale (Rockdale, TX)