The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Joshua Owls (Joshua, TX) and the visiting Ellison Eagles (Killeen, TX), observed Joshua's basketball team overcome Ellison by a margin of 53-45.

The Owls (12-13) will now prepare for their challenge against Shoemaker (Killeen, TX). The Wolves come into the non-league challenge with a 9-8 record. In their last challenge, Shoemaker defeated Waco (Waco, TX), 59-44, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Eagles battle the Arlington Heights Yellowjackets (Fort Worth, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 28. Ellison will attempt to better on its 15-10 season record. The Yellowjackets come into the challenge with a 5-9 record after their 64-28 non-league loss to Wylie (Abilene, TX).