The Cleveland Indians basketball squad (Cleveland, TX), was nudged 55-49 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Splendora Wildcats (Splendora, TX)

The Wildcats (8-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Kingwood (Kingwood, TX). The Mustangs come into the non-league challenge with a 5-6 record. In their last challenge, Kingwood was tipped by Stratford (Houston, TX), 56-45, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Indians encounter the Willis Wildkats (Willis, TX) in a 6A Region II District 13 challenge, on Tuesday, December 16. Cleveland will attempt to improve on its 1-11 season record. The Wildkats come into the challenge with a 7-5 record after their 84-81 non-league loss to Yates (Houston, TX).