In Wednesday's non-league outing, the Frost Polar Bears (Frost, TX) basketball squad edged the host Rice Bulldogs (Rice, TX), by a count of 41-38.

The Polar Bears (5-16) will now prepare for their outing against Dawson (Dawson, TX). The Bulldogs go into the non-league outing with a 10-3 record. In their last outing, Dawson held off Non Varsity Tournament Opponent (, ), 67-56, in a non-league outing.

The Bulldogs now hold a 3-10 record. They play next when they host Eustace for a 3A Region III District 18 outing on Tuesday, January 3. Rice will clash with a Bulldogs squad coming off a 49-35 non-league loss to Whitesboro (Whitesboro, TX). The Bulldogs record now stands at 3-15.