In Thursday's non-league contest, the visiting Hornbeck Hornets basketball team scored a big 69-46 triumph over the Pickering Red Devils.

The Hornets (9-7) will now prepare for their contest against Jonesboro-Hodge (Jonesboro, LA). The Tigers go into the non-league contest with a 4-9 record. In their last contest, Jonesboro-Hodge was trounced by Homer (Homer, LA), 68-52, in a non-league contest.

In their next game, the Red Devils confront the Grand Lake Hornets (Lake Charles, LA) in a non-league contest, on Monday, December 30. Pickering will attempt to better on its 5-8 season record. The Hornets go into the contest with a 6-5 record after their 60-51 non-league loss to Starks (Starks, LA).