The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Giddings Buffaloes (Giddings, TX) and the visiting St. Paul Cardinals (Shiner, TX), witnessed Giddings's basketball squad hold off St. Paul by a count of 52-49.

With the victory, Giddings advances its record to 6-7 on the year. The Buffaloes travel to East Bernard (East Bernard, TX) to meet the Brahmas in a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 16. The Brahmas enter the battle with a record of 3-9. East Bernard lost 47-32 in their recent non-league battle against St. Paul (Shiner, TX)

The Cardinals now own a 8-5 record. They play next when they travel to Fayetteville for a non-league contest on Friday, December 12. St. Paul will battle a Lions team coming off a 60-7 league win over Calvert (Calvert, TX). The Lions record now stands at 5-8.