Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Beckville Bearcats (Beckville, TX) and the host Rusk Eagles (Rusk, TX), saw Beckville's basketball squad hold off Rusk by a tally of 32-30.

With the victory, Beckville improves its record to 3-1 on the campaign. The Bearcats travel to Chapel Hill (Tyler, TX) to play the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 1. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 0-0.

Next up, the Eagles play the Garrison Bulldogs (Garrison, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 5. Rusk will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record.