Rains Wildcats (Emory, TX) backers were in high spirits Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Ford Panthers (Quinlan, TX), 51-35 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Rains upgrades its record to 5-3 on the season. The Wildcats travel to Wills Point (Wills Point, TX) to clash with the Tigers in a non-league bout on Tuesday, November 30. The Tigers go into the bout with a record of 4-2. Wills Point lost 40-26 in their recent non-league bout against Scurry-Rosser (Scurry, TX)

Next up, the Panthers clash with the Ferris Yellowjackets (Ferris, TX) in a non-league bout, on Tuesday, December 7. Ford will attempt to upgrade on its 0-3 season record.