In Thursday's league outing, the Van Vandals (Van, TX) basketball squad edged the visiting Mabank Panthers (Mabank, TX), by a count of 65-58.

The Vandals (7-15) will now prepare for their outing against Athens (Athens, TX). The Hornets go into the 4A Region II District 16 outing with a 18-10 record. In their last outing, Athens held off Brownsboro (Brownsboro, TX), 58-53, in a league outing.

The Panthers now hold a 8-15 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 48-38 league win over Van (Van, TX). The Eagles record now stands at 20-7.