The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Whitewright Tigers (Whitewright, TX) and the visiting Saltillo Lions (Saltillo, TX), observed Whitewright's basketball team overcome Saltillo by a score of 51-43.

The Tigers (11-0) will now prepare for their bout against Christian Home Educators (Sulphur Springs, TX). The Knights go into the non-league bout with a 5-6 record. In their last bout, Christian Home Educators fell by Boles (Quinlan, TX), 55-39, in a non-league bout.

With the loss, Saltillo falls to 8-7 on the campaign. The Lions host Christian Home Educators (Sulphur Springs, TX) to play the Knights in a non-league bout on Friday, December 13. The Knights go into the game with a record of 5-5. Christian Home Educators lost 54-36 in their recent non-league game against Bowie (Simms, TX)