The Itasca Wampus Cats basketball team (Itasca, TX), dropped 40-27 in Friday's non-league battle with the visiting Venus Bulldogs (Venus, TX)

The Bulldogs now possess a 4-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Life Oak Cliff for a non-league battle on Friday, November 17. Venus will battle a Lions team coming off a 71-10 non-league loss to Tatum (Tatum, TX). The Lions record now stands at 2-5.

The Wampus Cats (2-4) will now prepare for their battle against Rio Vista (Rio Vista, TX). The Eagles come into the non-league battle with a 0-5 record. In their last battle, Rio Vista dropped by Midland Classical Academy (Midland, TX), 58-30, in a non-league battle.