In Thursday's league outing, the Liberty-Eylau Leopards (Texarkana, TX) basketball squad overwhelmed the visiting Pittsburg Pirates (Pittsburg, TX), by a count of 69-27.

The Leopards (16-3) will now prepare for their outing against Sulphur Springs (Sulphur Springs, TX). The Wildcats go into the 4A Region II District 15 outing with a 24-7 record. In their last outing, Sulphur Springs smashed Paris (Paris, TX), 69-47, in a league outing.

The Pirates now hold a 6-21 record. They play next when they host North Lamar for a 4A Region II District 15 outing on Friday, February 3. Pittsburg will clash with a Panthers squad coming off a 68-56 league loss to Pleasant Grove (Texarkana, TX). The Panthers record now stands at 7-20.