Santa Maria Cougars (Santa Maria, TX) fans went home pleased Tuesday as they observed their basketball team knock off the visiting IDEA Frontier College Prep (Brownsville, TX), 29-9 in a non-league challenge.

The Cougars (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against San Perlita (San Perlita, TX). The Trojans come into the non-league challenge with a 0-0 record.

In their next game, the encounter the Rio Hondo Bobcats (Rio Hondo, TX) in a 3A Region IV District 32 challenge, on Monday, November 25. IDEA Frontier College Prep will attempt to improve on its 0-2 season record.