The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Richland Royals (North Richland Hills, TX) and the visiting Hays Hawks (Buda, TX), observed Richland's basketball team knock off Hays by a score of 47-39.

The Royals (10-10) will now prepare for their challenge against LBJ Austin (Austin, TX). The Jaguars come into the non-league challenge with a 7-11 record. In their last challenge, LBJ Austin prevailed over Austin Achieve (Austin, TX), 88-37, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Hawks encounter the Dripping Springs Tigers (Dripping Springs, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 28. Hays will attempt to improve on its 8-11 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 11-9 record after their 52-47 non-league loss to Veterans Memorial (San Antonio, TX).