The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Bowie Bulldogs (Austin, TX) and the host Stratford Spartans (Houston, TX), observed Bowie's basketball team knock off Stratford by a score of 60-49.

The Bulldogs (3-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Strake Jesuit (Houston, TX). The Fighting Crusaders come into the non-league challenge with a 3-1 record. In their last challenge, Strake Jesuit was knocked off by Ridge Point (Missouri City, TX), 73-50, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Spartans encounter the Veterans Memorial Patriots (San Antonio, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, November 22. Stratford will attempt to improve on its 4-4 season record. The Patriots come into the challenge with a 3-1 record after their 42-27 non-league win over Weslaco (Weslaco, TX).