The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Lubbock-Cooper Pirates (Lubbock, TX) and the host Shallowater Mustangs (Shallowater, TX), observed Lubbock-Cooper's basketball squad hold off Shallowater by a count of 43-40.

With the victory, Lubbock-Cooper advances its record to 8-1 on the year. The Pirates travel to Canyon (Canyon, TX) to meet the Eagles in a non-league battle on Saturday, November 22. The Eagles enter the battle with a record of 4-0. Canyon won 63-30 in their recent non-league battle against Shallowater (Shallowater, TX)

In their next game, the Mustangs battle the Perryton Rangers (Perryton, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, November 22. Shallowater will attempt to improve on its 3-2 season record. The Rangers come into the challenge with a 2-3 record after their 77-26 non-league loss to Lubbock-Cooper (Lubbock, TX).