The Hitchcock Bulldogs (Hitchcock, TX) basketball edged the visiting Lorena Leopards (Lorena, TX), 44-37 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Bulldogs now possess a 7-5 record. They play next when they travel to Pollok Central for a non-league bout on Thursday, December 12. Hitchcock will play a Bulldogs team coming off a 49-41 non-league win over Chireno (Chireno, TX). The Bulldogs record now stands at 9-5.

With the loss, Lorena falls to 6-7 on the campaign. The Leopards travel to Center (Center, TX) to play the Roughriders in a non-league bout on Thursday, December 12. The Roughriders go into the bout with a record of 3-1. Center won 54-45 in their recent non-league bout against Central Heights (Nacogdoches, TX)