The McLeod Longhorns (McLeod, TX) basketball nipped the visiting Jefferson Bulldogs (Jefferson, TX), 40-33 in Friday's non-league test.

The Longhorns (2-8) will now prepare for their test against Bloomburg (Bloomburg, TX). The Wildcats go into the non-league test with a 11-4 record. In their last test, Bloomburg got by Hooks (Hooks, TX), 37-24, in a non-league test.

The Bulldogs now own a 7-7 record. They play next when they travel to Hooks for a non-league test on Saturday, December 3. Jefferson will encounter a Hornets squad coming off a 37-24 non-league loss to Bloomburg (Bloomburg, TX). The Hornets record now stands at 12-3.