In Wednesday's non-league outing, the Columbus Cardinals (Columbus, TX) basketball squad felled the host Giddings Buffaloes (Giddings, TX), by a margin of 44-30.

The Cardinals (13-5) will now prepare for their outing against La Grange (La Grange, TX). The Leopards go into the non-league outing with a 10-6 record. In their last outing, La Grange was beaten by Taylor (Taylor, TX), 68-45, in a league outing.

The Buffaloes now own a 6-10 record. They play next when they travel to Schulenburg for a non-league bout on Thursday, December 28. Giddings will play a Shorthorns squad coming off a 45-34 non-league loss to Bellville (Bellville, TX). The Shorthorns record now stands at 3-18.