In Wednesday's non-league outing, the Vidor Pirates (Vidor, TX) basketball squad edged the visiting Vinton Lions (Vinton, LA), by a count of 58-53.

The Pirates (8-9) will now prepare for their outing against Shepherd (Shepherd, TX). The Pirates go into the non-league outing with a 8-9 record. In their last outing, Shepherd held off Tarkington (Cleveland, TX), 64-59, in a league outing.

The Lions now hold a 9-3 record. They play next when they travel to Bell City for a non-league outing on Friday, December 29. Vinton will clash with a Bruins squad coming off a 56-50 non-league win over Sam Houston (Lake Charles, LA). The Bruins record now stands at 4-6.