Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears (Orange, TX) and the visiting Splendora Wildcats (Splendora, TX), saw Little Cypress-Mauriceville's basketball squad overcome Splendora by a tally of 49-38.

With the victory, Little Cypress-Mauriceville improves its record to 15-5 on the campaign. The Bears host Bridge City (Bridge City, TX) to confront the Cardinals in a 4A Region III District 19 challenge on Tuesday, January 2. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a record of 4-4. Bridge City lost 73-53 in their recent league challenge against Silsbee (Silsbee, TX)

Next up, the Wildcats confront the East Chambers Buccaneers (Winnie, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 28. Splendora will attempt to improve on its 5-18 season record. The Buccaneers come into the challenge with a 13-3 record after their 52-40 non-league loss to Evadale (Evadale, TX).