The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Bowie Pirates (Simms, TX) and the host Pleasant Grove Hawks (Texarkana, TX), observed Bowie's basketball team knock off Pleasant Grove by a score of 44-31.

The Pirates now possess a 1-0 record. They play next when they travel to McLeod for a non-league bout on Friday, November 15. Bowie will play a Longhorns team coming off a 40-22 non-league loss to Avinger (Avinger, TX). The Longhorns record now stands at 2-2.

With the loss, Pleasant Grove falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Hawks host Atlanta (Atlanta, TX) to play the Rabbits in a non-league bout on Friday, November 15. The Rabbits go into the bout with a record of 0-1. Atlanta lost 55-40 in their recent non-league bout against Pittsburg (Pittsburg, TX)