The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Zavalla Eagles (Zavalla, TX) and the host Latexo Tigers (Latexo, TX), witnessed Zavalla's basketball squad rout Latexo by a count of 53-15.

With the victory, Zavalla advances its record to 14-3 on the year. The Eagles travel to Spurger (Spurger, TX) to meet the Pirates in a non-league battle on Thursday, December 11. The Pirates come into the challenge with a record of 5-3. Spurger won 44-16 in their recent league challenge against High Island (High Island, TX)

In their next game, the Tigers encounter the Grapeland Sandies (Grapeland, TX) in a 2A Region III District 20 challenge, on Tuesday, December 16. Latexo will attempt to improve on its 2-6 season record. The Sandies come into the challenge with a 8-2 record after their 38-31 non-league loss to Palestine (Palestine, TX).