The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Tyler HEAT (Tyler, TX) and the visiting Grapeland Sandies (Grapeland, TX), observed Tyler HEAT's basketball team edge Grapeland by a score of 50-44.

The (15-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Commerce (Commerce, TX). The Tigers come into the non-league test with a 6-5 record. In their last test, Commerce held off Brookeland (Brookeland, TX), 81-61, in a non-league test.

The Sandies (2-1) will now prepare for their test against North Hopkins (Sulphur Springs, TX). The Panthers come into the non-league test with a 4-6 record. In their last test, North Hopkins was nipped by Hawkins (Hawkins, TX), 47-39, in a non-league test.