The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Tatum Eagles (Tatum, TX) and the visiting Hudson Hornets (Lufkin, TX), observed Tatum's basketball team knock off Hudson by a score of 62-54.

The Eagles (6-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Sabine (Gladewater, TX). The Cardinals come into the 3A Region II District 16 challenge with a 5-6 record. In their last challenge, Sabine prevailed over Atlanta (Atlanta, TX), 51-43, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Hornets encounter the Westwood Panthers (Palestine, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 13. Hudson will attempt to improve on its 8-6 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 6-0 record after their 64-48 non-league win over Bishop Gorman (Tyler, TX).