In Friday's league outing, the Sulphur Bluff Bears (Sulphur Bluff, TX) basketball squad nipped the visiting Avinger Indians (Avinger, TX), by a margin of 62-58.

The Bears (17-15) will now prepare for their outing against Union Hill (Gilmer, TX). The Bulldogs go into the 1A Region III District 24 outing with a 9-11 record. In their last outing, Union Hill was tipped by Avinger (Avinger, TX), 66-36, in a league outing.

The Indians now own a 9-19 record. They play next when they travel to Saltillo for a 1A Region III District 24 outing on Tuesday, February 7. Avinger will encounter a Lions squad coming off a 74-56 league win over Yantis (Yantis, TX). The Lions record now stands at 22-8.