In Friday's non-league test, the Mathis Pirates (Mathis, TX) basketball squad knocked off the visiting Science and Tech Stingrays (Corpus Christi, TX), by a score of 55-43.

Next, the Pirates clash with the Harvest Christian (Edinburg, TX) in a non-league test, on Friday, December 13. Mathis will attempt to improve on its 5-6 season record. The come into the test with a 14-3 record after their 75-71 non-league win over Sharyland (Mission, TX).

The Stingrays (1-6) will now prepare for their test against Karnes City (Karnes City, TX). The Badgers come into the non-league test with a 6-5 record. In their last test, Karnes City went down by Natalia (Natalia, TX), 52-41, in a non-league test.