The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Skidmore-Tynan Bobcats (Skidmore, TX) and the host Troy Trojans (Troy, TX), observed Skidmore-Tynan's basketball team knock off Troy by a score of 45-36.

The Bobcats (15-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Belton (Belton, TX). The Tigers come into the non-league challenge with a 7-12 record. In their last challenge, Belton prevailed over Robinson (Robinson, TX), 50-38, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Trojans encounter the Gatesville Hornets (Gatesville, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. Troy will attempt to improve on its 9-9 season record. The Hornets come into the challenge with a 11-6 record after their 53-18 non-league win over McGregor (McGregor, TX).