The Sterling Rangers (Baytown, TX) basketball edged the host Kashmere Fighting Rams (Houston, TX), 71-64 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Rangers now possess a 14-7 record. They play next when they travel to Goose Creek Memorial for a non-league bout on Friday, December 27. Sterling will play a Patriots team coming off a 82-63 league loss to Summer Creek (Houston, TX). The Patriots record now stands at 8-11.

With the loss, Kashmere falls to 4-10 on the campaign. The Fighting rams travel to Westbury (Houston, TX) to play the Huskies in a non-league bout on Friday, December 27. The Huskies go into the bout with a record of 6-7. Westbury won 70-65 in their recent non-league bout against Davenport (San Antonio, TX)