The Abbott Panthers basketball team scored 48 points and limited the host Kopperl Eagles to 32 in the Panthers non-league triumph on Thursday.

The Panthers now possess a 1-1 record. They play next when they travel to Bynum for a non-league game on Friday, December 13. Abbott will confront a Bulldogs team coming off a 38-36 non-league win over Walnut Springs (Walnut Springs, TX). The Bulldogs record now stands at 6-1.

With the loss, Kopperl falls to 5-4 on the campaign. The Eagles host Bynum (Bynum, TX) to confront the Bulldogs in a 1A Region III District 23 game on Tuesday, December 17. The Bulldogs go into the game with a record of 8-1. Bynum won 52-44 in their recent non-league game against Iredell (Iredell, TX)