The Prairiland Patriots (Pattonville, TX) basketball edged the host De Kalb Bears (De Kalb, TX), 44-42 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Patriots now possess a 11-7 record. They play next when they travel to Detroit for a non-league bout on Friday, December 27. Prairiland will play a Eagles team coming off a 109-23 non-league loss to Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana, TX). The Eagles record now stands at 7-8.

With the loss, De Kalb falls to 4-8 on the campaign. The Bears travel to Pewitt (Omaha, TX) to play the Brahmas in a non-league bout on Friday, December 27. The Brahmas go into the bout with a record of 8-8. Pewitt lost 72-47 in their recent non-league bout against Redwater (Redwater, TX)