The Bowie Pirates (Simms, TX) basketball crushed the host Linden-Kildare Tigers (Linden, TX), 68-17 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Pirates now possess a 2-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Bloomburg for a non-league test on Saturday, November 22. Bowie will encounter a Wildcats squad coming off a 80-44 non-league win over Leverett's Chapel (Leverett's Chapel, TX). The Wildcats record now stands at 3-2.

The Tigers (0-5) will now prepare for their test against Avery (Avery, TX). The Bulldogs come into the non-league test with a 2-2 record. In their last test, Avery was routed by Foreman (Foreman, AR), 81-63, in a non-league battle.