The Houston Tigers basketball squad (Houston, MO), was crushed 85-48 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Lesterville Bearcats (Lesterville, MO)

With the victory, Lesterville advances its record to 9-12 on the year. The Bearcats travel to Crystal City (Crystal City, MO) to meet the Hornets in a non-league battle on Monday, February 17. The Hornets enter the battle with a record of 4-17. Crystal City won 63-58 in their recent league battle against Herculaneum (Herculaneum, MO)

The Tigers now own a 4-16 record. They put it on the line next when they host Cabool for a South Central battle on Monday, February 17. Houston will meet a Bulldogs squad coming off a 62-23 league loss to Mountain Grove (Mountain Grove, MO). The Bulldogs record now stands at 2-12.