In Friday's league outing, the Kirbyville Wildcats (Kirbyville, TX) basketball squad nipped the host Hardin Hornets (Hardin, TX), by a margin of 42-39.

The Wildcats (7-21) will now prepare for their outing against Kountze (Kountze, TX). The Lions go into the 3A Region III District 22 outing with a 15-14 record. In their last outing, Kountze was tipped by Anahuac (Anahuac, TX), 62-43, in a league outing.

The Hornets now own a 3-21 record. They play next when they travel to Warren for a 3A Region III District 22 outing on Tuesday, February 7. Hardin will clash with a Warriors squad coming off a 64-44 league loss to Buna (Buna, TX). The Warriors record now stands at 7-20.