The Prairiland Patriots were victorious over the host De Kalb Bears basketball team by a margin of 55-45 in Saturday's non-league game.

The Patriots now have a 12-3 record. They play next when they host Whitewright for a non-league game on Saturday, December 13. Prairiland will confront a Tigers team coming off a 44-39 non-league win over Bowie (Simms, TX). The Tigers record now stands at 6-0.

With the loss, De Kalb falls to 2-4 on the campaign. The Bears travel to New Boston (New Boston, TX) to confront the Lions in a 3A Region II District 14 game on Friday, December 19. The Lions go into the game with a record of 6-3.