In Friday's league outing, the Athens Hornets (Athens, TX) basketball squad beat the host Van Vandals (Van, TX), by a count of 50-41.

The Hornets (16-14) will now prepare for their outing against Lindale (Lindale, TX). The Eagles go into the 4A Region II District 16 outing with a 10-14 record. In their last outing, Lindale was topped by Mabank (Mabank, TX), 64-44, in a league outing.

The Vandals now hold a 11-20 record. They play next when they travel to Canton for a 4A Region II District 16 outing on Tuesday, February 6. Van will clash with a Eagles squad coming off a 51-34 league win over Brownsboro (Brownsboro, TX). The Eagles record now stands at 18-13.