The Dawson Bulldogs (Dawson, TX) basketball crushed the host Rice Bulldogs (Rice, TX), 59-28 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Bulldogs now possess a 2-9 record. They play next when they travel to Teague for a non-league bout on Friday, December 27. Dawson will play a Lions team coming off a 56-37 non-league win over Axtell (Axtell, TX). The Lions record now stands at 3-9.

With the loss, Rice falls to 4-6 on the campaign. The Bulldogs host Palmer (Palmer, TX) to play the Bulldogs in a 3A Region III District 18 bout on Tuesday, January 7. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a record of 10-6.