The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Sands Mustangs (Ackerly, TX) and the host Tahoka Bulldogs (Tahoka, TX), witnessed Sands's basketball squad hold off Tahoka by a count of 21-16.

With the victory, Sands advances its record to 4-1 on the year. The Mustangs travel to Sudan (Sudan, TX) to meet the Hornets in a non-league battle on Friday, November 21. The Hornets enter the battle with a record of 2-3. Sudan won 43-22 in their recent non-league challenge against Tahoka (Tahoka, TX)

In their next game, the Bulldogs encounter the Sundown Roughnecks (Sundown, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, November 22. Tahoka will attempt to improve on its 1-5 season record. The Roughnecks come into the challenge with a 3-2 record after their 47-24 non-league win over Lubbock Titans (Lubbock, TX).