Taft Raiders (San Antonio, TX) backers were pleased Thursday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the host Trinity Trojans (Euless, TX), 57-51 in a non-league bout.

With the victory, Taft upgrades its record to 5-6 on the campaign. The Raiders travel to Lubbock-Cooper (Lubbock, TX) to play the Pirates in a non-league bout on Friday, December 1. The Pirates come into the bout with a record of 4-2. Lubbock-Cooper won 70-43 in their recent non-league bout against Del Valle (El Paso, TX)

Next up, the Trojans play the Round Rock Dragons (Round Rock, TX) in a non-league bout, on Friday, December 8. Trinity will attempt to upgrade on its 2-5 season record.