The Taft Greyhounds basketball team (Taft, TX), was toppled 51-43 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Mathis Pirates (Mathis, TX)

The Pirates now possess a 14-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host Aransas Pass for a 3A Region IV District 29 battle on Tuesday, February 10. Mathis will confront a Panthers team coming off a 93-26 league win over Skidmore-Tynan (Skidmore, TX). The Panthers record now stands at 27-5.

The Greyhounds (7-7) will now prepare for their battle against Odem (Odem, TX). The Owls come into the 3A Region IV District 29 outing with a 13-7 record. In their last outing, Odem defeated George West (George West, TX), 68-43, in a league outing.