The Azle Hornets basketball team scored 72 points and held the visiting Aledo Bearcats to 46 in the Hornets league triumph on Tuesday.

The Hornets now sport a 15-11 record. They put it on the line next when they host Boswell for a 4A Region I District 6 contest on Friday, February 6. Azle will confront a Pioneers team coming off a 38-36 league win over Mineral Wells (Mineral Wells, TX). The Pioneers record now stands at 19-6.

The Bearcats (12-8) will now prepare for their contest against Saginaw (Saginaw, TX). The Rough Riders enter the 4A Region I District 6 contest with a 3-24 record. In their last contest, Saginaw was routed by Brewer (White Settlement, TX), 40-20, in a league contest.