The crowd at Friday's non-league battle between the Pioneer Diamondbacks (Mission, TX) and the visiting Zapata Hawks (Zapata, TX), witnessed Pioneer's basketball squad rout Zapata by a count of 70-46.

With the victory, Pioneer advances its record to 5-1 on the year. The Diamondbacks travel to Corpus Christi Moody (Corpus Christi, TX) to meet the Trojans in a non-league battle on Thursday, December 4. The Trojans enter the battle with a record of 1-6. Corpus Christi Moody lost 61-35 in their recent non-league challenge against Veterans Memorial (Brownsville, TX)

In their next game, the Hawks battle the Cigarroa Toros (Laredo, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 2. Zapata will attempt to improve on its 2-3 season record. The Toros come into the challenge with a 3-5 record after their 72-67 non-league loss to Edinburg North (Edinburg, TX).