In Saturday's non-league match, the visiting Hughes Springs Mustangs basketball team scored a decisive 86-31 triumph over the Linden-Kildare Tigers.

In their next game, the Mustangs face the East Texas Homeschool Sports Chargers (Longview, TX) in a non-league match, on Wednesday, December 28. Hughes Springs will attempt to move on its 4-3 season record. The Chargers enter the match with a 13-2 record after their 60-38 non-league win over Harleton (Harleton, TX).

With the defeat, Linden-Kildare moves to 1-11 on the year. The Tigers host McLeod (McLeod, TX) to face the Longhorns in a 2A Region III District 21 match on Tuesday, December 20. The Longhorns enter the match with a record of 6-3. McLeod lost 54-46 in their recent non-league match against Maud (Maud, TX)