The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the La Marque Cougars (La Marque, TX) and the visiting Shepherd Pirates (Shepherd, TX), observed La Marque's basketball team overwhelm Shepherd by a score of 68-34.

The Cougars (23-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Vidor (Vidor, TX). The Pirates come into the non-league challenge with a 15-6 record. In their last challenge, Vidor trounced La Marque (La Marque, TX), 61-55, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Pirates battle the East Chambers Buccaneers (Winnie, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 28. Shepherd will attempt to improve on its 15-9 season record. The Buccaneers come into the challenge with a 15-4 record after their 59-34 non-league win over Kelly Catholic (Beaumont, TX).