The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Troy Trojans (Troy, TX) and the host Caldwell Hornets (Caldwell, TX), observed Troy's basketball team knock off Caldwell by a score of 61-42.

The Trojans (12-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Gatesville (Gatesville, TX). The Hornets come into the non-league challenge with a 15-7 record. In their last challenge, Gatesville prevailed over Brownwood (Brownwood, TX), 97-56, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Hornets encounter the Brazos Cougars (Wallis, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Caldwell will attempt to improve on its 8-10 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 9-9 record after their 40-39 non-league win over Hallettsville (Hallettsville, TX).