The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Sharyland Rattlers (Mission, TX) and the host Nixon Mustangs (Laredo, TX), observed Sharyland's basketball team edge Nixon by a score of 43-38.

The Rattlers (10-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Harlingen South (Harlingen, TX). The Hawks come into the non-league challenge with a 6-3 record. In their last challenge, Harlingen South edged Juarez-Lincoln (La Joya, TX), 75-26, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Mustangs encounter the Mission Eagles (Mission, TX) in a 5A Region IV District 30 challenge, on Tuesday, November 26. Nixon will attempt to improve on its 6-6 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 4-5 record after their 45-30 non-league loss to Sharyland (Mission, TX).