Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Bastrop Bears (Bastrop, TX) and the visiting Belton Tigers (Belton, TX), saw Bastrop's basketball squad hold off Belton by a tally of 45-44.

With the victory, Bastrop improves its record to 7-10 on the campaign. The Bears travel to St. Stephen's Episcopal (Austin, TX) to play the Spartans in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 29. The Spartans come into the challenge with a record of 10-2. St. Stephen's Episcopal won 29-26 in their recent non-league challenge against Elgin (Elgin, TX)

Next up, the Tigers play the Eastside Early College Panthers (Austin, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 29. Belton will attempt to improve on its 2-18 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 1-10 record after their 103-14 non-league loss to Stony Point (Round Rock, TX).