The Veribest Falcons (Veribest, TX) basketball edged the host Hermleigh Cardinals (Hermleigh, TX), 48-42 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Falcons now possess a 12-1 record. They play next when they host Bronte for a 1A Region II District 11 bout on Friday, January 3. Veribest will play a Longhorns team coming off a 51-18 non-league loss to Sonora (Sonora, TX). The Longhorns record now stands at 5-8.

With the loss, Hermleigh falls to 13-6 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to Robert Lee (Robert Lee, TX) to play the Steers in a non-league bout on Saturday, December 28. The Steers go into the bout with a record of 14-3. Robert Lee won 56-43 in their recent non-league bout against Iraan (Iraan, TX)