In Thursday's non-league outing, the Gatesville Hornets (Gatesville, TX) basketball squad beat the host Decatur Eagles (Decatur, TX), by a count of 54-37.

The Hornets (6-1) will now prepare for their outing against Lampasas (Lampasas, TX). The Badgers go into the non-league outing with a 3-2 record. In their last outing, Lampasas defeated Rockdale (Rockdale, TX), 80-56, in a non-league outing.

The Eagles now hold a 4-3 record. They play next when they travel to Bastrop for a non-league outing on Thursday, December 1. Decatur will clash with a Bears squad coming off a 63-55 non-league win over College Station (College Station, TX). The Bears record now stands at 2-3.