In Thursday's non-league outing, the De Leon Bearcats (De Leon, TX) basketball squad edged the visiting Cross Plains Buffaloes (Cross Plains, TX), by a count of 38-32.

The Bearcats (1-2) will now prepare for their outing against Gorman (Gorman, TX). The Panthers go into the non-league outing with a 6-0 record. In their last outing, Gorman held off Abilene Christian (Abilene, TX), 59-15, in a non-league outing.

The Buffaloes now hold a 5-1 record. They play next when they travel to Meridian for a non-league outing on Friday, November 17. Cross Plains will clash with a Yellowjackets squad coming off a 49-10 non-league loss to Frost (Frost, TX). The Yellowjackets record now stands at 1-1.