The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the McAllen Bulldogs (McAllen, TX) and the host Hidalgo Pirates (Hidalgo, TX), observed McAllen's basketball team edge Hidalgo by a margin of 48-41.

The Bulldogs (8-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Miller (Corpus Christi, TX). The Buccaneers come into the non-league challenge with a 3-3 record. In their last challenge, Miller edged McAllen Memorial (McAllen, TX), 54-36, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Pirates battle the Edison Golden Bears (San Antonio, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, November 15. Hidalgo will attempt to better on its 0-3 season record. The Golden Bears come into the challenge with a 1-8 record after their 76-27 non-league loss to Vela (Edinburg, TX).