The Hidalgo Early College Pirates basketball team (Hidalgo, TX), dropped 39-26 in Thursday's non-league challenge with the visiting Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots (Mission, TX)

The Patriots (3-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Edinburg (Edinburg, TX). The Bobcats come into the non-league challenge with a 0-1 record. In their last challenge, Edinburg dropped by McAllen Memorial (McAllen, TX), 51-49, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Pirates encounter the Hanna Golden Eagles (Brownsville, TX) in a non-league battle, on Thursday, November 13. Hidalgo Early College will attempt to advance on its 1-2 season record. The Golden Eagles enter the battle with a 1-0 record after their 37-17 non-league win over Porter (Brownsville, TX).