The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Thorndale Bulldogs (Thorndale, TX) and the visiting Giddings Buffaloes (Giddings, TX), observed Thorndale's basketball team edge Giddings by a margin of 35-31.

The Bulldogs (9-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Port Aransas (Port Aransas, TX). The Marlins come into the non-league challenge with a 7-3 record. In their last challenge, Port Aransas edged Rogers (Rogers, TX), 54-24, in a non-league challenge.

Next up, the Buffaloes meet the Mumford Mustangs (Mumford, TX) in a non-league match, on Friday, December 12. Giddings will attempt to advance on its 4-2 season record. The Mustangs enter the match with a 7-3 record after their 50-31 non-league win over Caldwell (Caldwell, TX).