The Crane Cranes basketball squad (Crane, TX), was outscored 50-30 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Monahans Loboes (Monahans, TX)

With the victory, Monahans advances its record to 5-6 on the year. The Loboes travel to Andrews (Andrews, TX) to meet the Mustangs in a non-league battle on Friday, December 12. The Mustangs enter the battle with a record of 4-8. Andrews won 50-22 in their recent non-league challenge against Lake View (San Angelo, TX)

In their next game, the Cranes battle the Compass Academy Cougars (Odessa, TX) in a 3A Region I District 3 contest, on Tuesday, December 16. Crane will attempt to better on its 2-9 season record. The Cougars come into the contest with a 8-6 record after their 48-19 non-league win over Midland Texas Leadership Charter Academy (Midland, TX).