The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the McMullen County Cowboys (Tilden, TX) and the visiting Natalia Mustangs (Natalia, TX), observed McMullen County's basketball team overcome Natalia by a margin of 37-21.

The Cowboys (12-5) will now prepare for their challenge against D'Hanis (D'Hanis, TX). The Cowboys come into the non-league challenge with a 7-1 record. In their last challenge, D'Hanis defeated Non Varsity Tournament Opponent (, ), 41-9, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Mustangs battle the Jourdanton Indians/Squaws (Jourdanton, TX) in a 3A Region IV District 28 challenge, on Tuesday, December 17. Natalia will attempt to better on its 3-6 season record. The Indians/Squaws come into the challenge with a 8-3 record after their 61-58 non-league win over McMullen County (Tilden, TX).