The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the The Woodlands Highlanders (The Woodlands, TX) and the visiting Morton Ranch Mavericks (Katy, TX), observed The Woodlands's basketball team overcome Morton Ranch by a margin of 51-36.

The Highlanders (5-1) will now prepare for their match against Alief Hastings (Houston, TX). The Bears enter the non-league match with a 1-2 record. In their last match, Alief Hastings lost by Bridgeland (Cypress, TX), 42-35, in a non-league match.

The Mavericks now own a 2-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Willis for a non-league match on Friday, November 21. Morton Ranch will battle a Wildkats team coming off a 66-26 non-league loss to Lake Creek (Montgomery, TX). The Wildkats record now stands at 1-3.