The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Columbus Cardinals (Columbus, TX) and the visiting Brazos Cougars (Wallis, TX), observed Columbus's basketball team overwhelm Brazos by a score of 85-45.

The Cardinals (3-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Yoakum (Yoakum, TX). The Bulldogs come into the non-league challenge with a 1-1 record. In their last challenge, Yoakum trounced Sacred Heart (Hallettsville, TX), 50-34, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cougars encounter the Franklin Lions (Franklin, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, November 21. Brazos will attempt to improve on its 1-3 season record. The Lions come into the challenge with a 1-0 record after their 73-32 non-league win over Anderson-Shiro (Anderson, TX).