Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Sands Mustangs (Ackerly, TX) and the visiting Valley Patriots (Turkey, TX), saw Sands's basketball squad hold off Valley by a tally of 32-28.

With the victory, Sands improves its record to 1-1 on the campaign. The Mustangs travel to Hermleigh (Hermleigh, TX) to confront the Cardinals in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, November 29. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a record of 1-3. Hermleigh lost 49-24 in their recent non-league challenge against Gorman (Gorman, TX)

Next up, the Patriots confront the Petersburg Buffaloes (Petersburg, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, November 22. Valley will attempt to improve on its 3-1 season record. The Buffaloes come into the challenge with a 1-0 record after their 46-29 non-league win over Cotton Center (Cotton Center, TX).