In Friday's non-league outing, the Richards Panthers (Richards, TX) basketball squad nipped the visiting Goodrich Hornets (Goodrich, TX), by a margin of 44-41.

The Panthers (3-0) will now prepare for their outing against Dime Box (Dime Box, TX). The Longhorns go into the 1A Region IV District 29 outing with a 4-6 record. In their last outing, Dime Box got by Non Varsity Tournament Opponent (, ), 36-19, in a non-league outing.

The Hornets now own a 0-4 record. They play next when they travel to Zavalla for a 1A Region IV District 28 outing on Tuesday, December 5. Goodrich will encounter a Eagles squad coming off a 41-35 non-league loss to Timpson (Timpson, TX). The Eagles record now stands at 1-3.