The Tatum Eagles (Tatum, TX) basketball edged the host Westwood Panthers (Palestine, TX), 77-72 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Eagles now possess a 6-1 record. They play next when they host Hudson for a non-league bout on Thursday, December 12. Tatum will play a Hornets team coming off a 79-50 non-league loss to Tyler Legacy (Tyler, TX). The Hornets record now stands at 7-5.

With the loss, Westwood falls to 6-1 on the campaign. The Panthers host Hudson (Lufkin, TX) to play the Hornets in a non-league bout on Friday, December 13. The Hornets go into the bout with a record of 8-5. Hudson won 47-43 in their recent non-league bout against Central Heights (Nacogdoches, TX)