The Sterling Classical Soldiers basketball team scored 58 points and held the visiting IDEA Bluff Springs Bats to 54 in the Soldiers non-league triumph on Thursday.

The Soldiers now sport a 3-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Rosebud-Lott for a non-league contest on Friday, December 15. Sterling Classical will meet a Cougars team coming off a 35-32 league loss to Wortham (Wortham, TX). The Cougars record now stands at 3-8.

The Bats (4-3) will now prepare for their contest against IDEA Montopolis (Austin, TX). The enter the Freelance contest with a 8-5 record. In their last contest, IDEA Montopolis nudged KIPP Austin Brave (Austin, TX), 64-30, in a league contest.