St. Paul Cardinals (Shiner, TX) followers were thrilled Thursday as they saw their basketball team tip the host Yoakum Bulldogs (Yoakum, TX), 44-39 in a non-league game.

The Cardinals now possess a 1-1 record. They play next when they host Schulenburg for a non-league game on Monday, November 24. St. Paul will confront a Shorthorns team coming off a 68-5 non-league win over Wharton (Wharton, TX). The Shorthorns record now stands at 2-0.

The Bulldogs (0-3) will now prepare for their outing against Smithville (Smithville, TX). The Tigers come into the non-league outing with a 3-1 record. In their last outing, Smithville nudged Luling (Luling, TX), 62-45, in a non-league game.