The Columbus Cardinals routed the visiting Burton Panthers basketball team by a final score of 72-51 in Wednesday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Cardinals face the Brazos Cougars (Wallis, TX) in a non-league game, on Wednesday, December 27. Columbus will attempt to move on its 8-6 season record. The Cougars enter the game with a 6-8 record after their 69-65 league loss to Boling (Boling, TX).

With the defeat, Burton moves to 6-9 on the year. The Panthers travel to Hempstead (Hempstead, TX) to face the Bobcats in a non-league game on Wednesday, December 27. The Bobcats enter the game with a record of 8-8. Hempstead won 72-48 in their recent non-league game against Snook (Snook, TX)