The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Ropes Eagles (Ropesville, TX) and the visiting Tahoka Bulldogs (Tahoka, TX), observed Ropes's basketball team overwhelm Tahoka by a score of 52-29.

The Eagles (2-0) will now prepare for their challenge against New Deal (New Deal, TX). The Lions come into the non-league challenge with a 4-5 record. In their last challenge, New Deal trounced Sundown (Sundown, TX), 54-47, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs encounter the Floydada Whirlwinds (Floydada, TX) in a 2A Region I District 4 challenge, on Friday, December 20. Tahoka will attempt to improve on its 2-4 season record. The Whirlwinds come into the challenge with a 6-7 record after their 89-37 non-league loss to Estacado (Lubbock, TX).