The China Spring Cougars (China Spring, TX) basketball were winner over the host Mexia Black Cats (Mexia, TX), 53-41 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Cougars now possess a 8-7 record. They play next when they travel to Madisonville for a non-league bout on Friday, December 13. China Spring will play a Mustangs team coming off a 44-33 non-league win over Lake Belton (Temple, TX). The Mustangs record now stands at 3-5.

With the loss, Mexia falls to 6-3 on the campaign. The Black cats travel to Teague (Teague, TX) to play the Lions in a non-league bout on Friday, December 13. The Lions go into the bout with a record of 4-7. Teague lost 43-32 in their recent non-league bout against Neches (Neches, TX)