Bellaire Cardinals (Bellaire, TX) backers were thrilled Thursday as they saw their basketball team bounce the visiting Austin Mustangs (Houston, TX), 78-33 in a non-league game.

The Cardinals now have a 7-2 record. They play next when they host Brenham for a non-league game on Monday, November 24. Bellaire will confront a Cubs team coming off a 91-74 non-league loss to Cornerstone Christian (San Antonio, TX). The Cubs record now stands at 5-2.

With the loss, Austin falls to 3-1 on the campaign. The Mustangs travel to Madison (Houston, TX) to face the Marlins in a 5A Region III District 21 outing on Saturday, November 22. The Marlins enter the outing with a record of 0-3. Madison lost 59-19 in their recent league outing against Westbury (Houston, TX)