The Cushing Bearkats basketball team scored 59 points and limited the visiting Hemphill Hornets to 58 in the Bearkats non-league triumph on Tuesday.

The Bearkats now possess a 3-5 record. They play next when they host Slocum for a non-league game on Tuesday, December 3. Cushing will confront a Mustangs team coming off a 74-25 non-league win over Chester (Chester, TX). The Mustangs record now stands at 4-5.

With the loss, Hemphill falls to 2-2 on the campaign. The Hornets host Pineywoods Community Academy (Lufkin, TX) to confront the Timberwolves in a non-league game on Tuesday, December 3. The Timberwolves go into the game with a record of 4-5. Pineywoods Community Academy lost 51-50 in their recent non-league game against Coldspring-Oakhurst (Coldspring, TX)