In Friday's league outing, the Avalon Eagles (Avalon, TX) basketball squad knocked off the visiting Abbott Panthers (Abbott, TX), by a margin of 49-32.

The Eagles (7-1) will now prepare for their outing against Slocum (Elkhart, TX). The Mustangs go into the non-league outing with a 10-6 record. In their last outing, Slocum topped Dodd City (Dodd City, TX), 58-43, in a non-league outing.

The Panthers now own a 1-8 record. They take the field next when they travel to Bynum for a 1A-2 Region III District 19 outing on Tuesday, January 27. Abbott will clash with a Bulldogs squad coming off a 54-53 non-league win over Walnut Springs (Walnut Springs, TX). The Bulldogs record now stands at 4-2.