The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Jefferson Bulldogs (Jefferson, TX) and the host Troup Tigers (Troup, TX), observed Jefferson's basketball team edge Troup by a score of 25-20.

The Bulldogs (5-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Hawkins (Hawkins, TX). The Hawks come into the non-league challenge with a 1-1 record. In their last challenge, Hawkins was tipped by Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana, TX), 47-10, in a non-league battle.

The Tigers now own a 0-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Harmony for a non-league battle on Friday, November 21. Troup will meet a Eagles squad coming off a 38-18 non-league loss to Pleasant Grove (Texarkana, TX). The Eagles record now stands at 2-2.