The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Harts Bluff Bulldogs (Mt. Pleasant, TX) and the visiting McLeod Longhorns (McLeod, TX), observed Harts Bluff's basketball team knock off McLeod by a score of 49-40.

The Bulldogs (12-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Cooper (Cooper, TX). The Bulldogs come into the non-league challenge with a 3-4 record. In their last challenge, Cooper prevailed over Avery (Avery, TX), 45-40, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Longhorns battle the Harleton Wildcats (Harleton, TX) in a 2A Region III District 21 challenge, on Tuesday, December 17. McLeod will attempt to improve on its 8-15 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 4-9 record after their 40-39 non-league win over Neches (Neches, TX).