The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Celeste Blue Devils (Celeste, TX) and the host Saltillo Lions (Saltillo, TX), observed Celeste's basketball team knock off Saltillo by a score of 70-59.

The Blue Devils (7-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Big Sandy (Dallardsville, TX). The Wildcats come into the non-league challenge with a 8-7 record. In their last challenge, Big Sandy was knocked off by Onalaska (Onalaska, TX), 80-46, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Lions encounter the Yantis Owls (Yantis, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 31. Saltillo will attempt to improve on its 8-10 season record. The Owls come into the challenge with a 17-5 record after their 62-61 league win over Cumby (Cumby, TX).