In Friday's non-league outing, the Bland Tigers (Merit, TX) basketball squad overwhelmed the visiting Ford Panthers (Quinlan, TX), by a margin of 44-20.

The Tigers (7-2) will now prepare for their outing against Como-Pickton (Como, TX). The Eagles go into the non-league outing with a 4-4 record. In their last outing, Como-Pickton smashed Sulphur Bluff (Sulphur Bluff, TX), 45-35, in a non-league outing.

The Panthers now own a 5-6 record. They play next when they host North Hopkins for a non-league outing on Tuesday, December 5. Ford will clash with a Panthers squad coming off a 44-36 non-league win over Cumby (Cumby, TX). The Panthers record now stands at 6-7.