In Friday's league outing, the Fairfield Eagles (Fairfield, TX) basketball squad beat the host Elkhart Elks (Elkhart, TX), by a count of 69-53.

The Eagles (12-17) will now prepare for their outing against Westwood (Palestine, TX). The Panthers go into the 3A Region III District 20 outing with a 21-6 record. In their last outing, Westwood defeated Groesbeck (Groesbeck, TX), 81-29, in a league outing.

The Elks now hold a 10-21 record. They play next when they travel to Teague for a 3A Region III District 20 outing on Tuesday, February 6. Elkhart will clash with a Lions squad coming off a 95-42 league loss to Mexia (Mexia, TX). The Lions record now stands at 8-13.