The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Ellison Eagles (Killeen, TX) and the visiting Harker Heights Knights (Harker Heights, TX), observed Ellison's basketball team edge Harker Heights by a margin of 59-53.

The Eagles (10-3) will now prepare for their bout against Taft (San Antonio, TX). The Raiders go into the non-league bout with a 5-11 record. In their last bout, Taft was edged by Stevens (San Antonio, TX), 62-43, in a league bout.

With the loss, Harker Heights falls to 11-6 on the campaign. The Knights host St. Andrew's (Austin, TX) to play the Highlanders in a non-league bout on Friday, December 13. The Highlanders go into the bout with a record of 7-2. St. Andrew's won 66-37 in their recent non-league bout against Veritas Academy (Austin, TX)