Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the De Leon Bearcats (De Leon, TX) and the visiting Meridian Yellowjackets (Meridian, TX), saw De Leon's basketball squad overcome Meridian by a tally of 42-23.

With the victory, De Leon improves its record to 1-3 on the campaign. The Bearcats travel to Eastland (Eastland, TX) to play the Mavericks in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, December 6. The Mavericks come into the challenge with a record of 1-1.

Next up, the Yellowjackets play the Cross Plains Buffaloes (Cross Plains, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, November 18. Meridian will attempt to improve on its 0-4 season record. The Buffaloes come into the challenge with a 6-0 record after their 53-21 non-league win over Zephyr (Zephyr, TX).