The Hermleigh Cardinals (Hermleigh, TX) basketball edged the visiting Loraine Bulldogs (Loraine, TX), 56-51 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Cardinals now possess a 22-10 record. They play next when they host Roby for a 1A Region II District 14 bout on Friday, February 7. Hermleigh will play a Lions team coming off a 52-29 league loss to Westbrook (Westbrook, TX). The Lions record now stands at 15-12.

With the loss, Loraine falls to 1-16 on the campaign. The Bulldogs travel to Trent (Trent, TX) to confront the Gorillas in a 1A Region II District 14 game on Friday, February 7. The Gorillas go into the game with a record of 11-13.