Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Poolville Monarchs (Poolville, TX) and the visiting Alvord Bulldogs (Alvord, TX), saw Poolville's basketball squad hold off Alvord by a tally of 48-44.

With the victory, Poolville improves its record to 2-0 on the campaign. The Monarchs host Mineral Wells (Mineral Wells, TX) to battle the Rams in a non-league battle on Saturday, November 18. The Rams come into the battle with a record of 0-3. Mineral Wells lost 79-46 in their recent non-league battle against Boyd (Boyd, TX)

The Bulldogs (0-1) will now prepare for their battle against Perrin-Whitt (Perrin, TX). The Pirates come into the non-league battle with a 3-0 record. In their last battle, Perrin-Whitt edged Holliday (Holliday, TX), 75-59, in a non-league battle.