The Weslaco East Wildcats bounced the visiting Mercedes Tigers basketball squad by a final score of 62-41 in Friday's league outing.

Next, the Wildcats clash with the Harlingen South Hawks (Harlingen, TX) in a 5A Region IV District 32 outing, on Tuesday, January 20. Weslaco East will attempt to upgrade on its 11-16 season record. The Hawks come into the outing with a 19-7 record after their 70-45 league win over Pace (Brownsville, TX).

The Tigers (11-14) will now prepare for their game against Porter (Brownsville, TX). The Cowboys go into the 5A Region IV District 32 game with a 7-13 record. In their last game, Porter triumphed over Donna (Donna, TX), 37-32, in a league game.