In Wednesday's non-league outing, the Troy Trojans (Troy, TX) basketball squad nipped the visiting Gatesville Hornets (Gatesville, TX), by a margin of 44-39.

The Trojans (9-12) will now prepare for their outing against Lexington (Lexington, TX). The Eagles go into the 3A Region III District 19 outing with a 10-10 record. In their last outing, Lexington got by St. Joseph (Victoria, TX), 34-16, in a non-league outing.

The Hornets now own a 7-12 record. They play next when they host Lampasas for a non-league outing on Tuesday, January 3. Gatesville will clash with a Badgers squad coming off a 57-19 non-league win over Llano (Llano, TX). The Badgers record now stands at 19-8.