The White Oak Roughnecks basketball squad (White Oak, TX), was outscored 57-48 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting North Lamar Panthers (Paris, TX)

With the victory, North Lamar advances its record to 12-5 on the year. The Panthers travel to Rivercrest (Bogata, TX) to meet the Rebels in a non-league battle on Thursday, December 26. The Rebels enter the battle with a record of 3-12. Rivercrest won 51-32 in their recent league battle against Bowie (Simms, TX)

The Roughnecks now own a 5-12 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Pittsburg for a non-league battle on Friday, December 27. White Oak will meet a Pirates squad coming off a 64-56 non-league win over Chisum (Paris, TX). The Pirates record now stands at 12-7.