The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Franklin Cougars (El Paso, TX) and the host Americas Trail Blazers (El Paso, TX), observed Franklin's basketball team knock off Americas by a score of 41-22.

The Cougars (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Americas (El Paso, TX). The Trail Blazers go into the non-league bout with a 1-1 record. In their last bout, Americas gained a win over Montwood (El Paso, TX), 33-13, in a non-league bout.

With the loss, Americas falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Trail blazers travel to Montwood (El Paso, TX) to play the Rams in a non-league bout on Tuesday, November 5. The Rams go into the bout with a record of 0-0.