The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the El Campo Ricebirds (El Campo, TX) and the host Hempstead Bobcats (Hempstead, TX), observed El Campo's basketball team edge Hempstead by a score of 62-58.

The Ricebirds (4-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Sealy (Sealy, TX). The Tigers come into the non-league challenge with a 1-2 record. In their last challenge, Sealy edged Yoakum (Yoakum, TX), 69-42, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bobcats encounter the Yoakum Bulldogs (Yoakum, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 14. Hempstead will attempt to improve on its 2-8 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 3-4 record after their 69-42 non-league loss to Sealy (Sealy, TX).