The Athens Hornets defeated the visiting Canton Eagles basketball squad by a final score of 41-28 in Tuesday's league outing.

Next, the Hornets clash with the Mabank Panthers (Mabank, TX) in a 4A Region II District 15 outing, on Friday, February 7. Athens will attempt to upgrade on its 21-8 season record. The Panthers come into the outing with a 17-7 record after their 65-51 league win over Kemp (Kemp, TX).

The Eagles (15-14) will now prepare for their outing against Brownsboro (Brownsboro, TX). The Bears come into the 4A Region II District 15 outing with a 13-15 record. In their last outing, Brownsboro was defeated by Athens (Athens, TX), 74-53, in a league outing.