The Alvarado Indians (Alvarado, TX) basketball edged the host Jarrell Cougars (Jarrell, TX), 48-43 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Indians now possess a 11-9 record. They play next when they travel to Greenwood for a non-league bout on Friday, December 27. Alvarado will play a Rangers team coming off a 58-51 non-league loss to Gatesville (Gatesville, TX). The Rangers record now stands at 7-10.

With the loss, Jarrell falls to 6-10 on the campaign. The Cougars host Burnet (Burnet, TX) to play the Bulldogs in a 4A Region III District 24 bout on Tuesday, December 31. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a record of 11-11. Burnet won 58-44 in their recent non-league bout against Hidalgo (Hidalgo, TX)