The Shepherd Pirates routed the visiting Splendora Wildcats basketball team by a final score of 75-44 in Saturday's league game.

In their next game, the Pirates face the Leggett Pirates (Leggett, TX) in a non-league game, on Tuesday, January 5. Shepherd will attempt to move on its 15-6 season record. The Pirates enter the game with a 0-5 record after their 62-55 non-league loss to Huntington (Huntington, TX).

With the defeat, Splendora moves to 4-17 on the year. The Wildcats host Tarkington (Cleveland, TX) to face the Longhorns in a 4A Region III District 23 game on Tuesday, January 5. The Longhorns enter the game with a record of 8-6.