In Saturday's non-league test, the Mt. Pleasant Tigers (Mt. Pleasant, TX) basketball team beat the visiting Pleasant Grove Hawks (Texarkana, TX), by a tally of 47-35.

The Tigers now possess a 10-6 record. They play next when they host Lufkin for a 5A Region II District 10 game on Tuesday, December 31. Mt. Pleasant will confront a Panthers team coming off a 38-30 non-league loss to Barbers Hill (Mt. Belvieu, TX). The Panthers record now stands at 11-8.

With the loss, Pleasant Grove falls to 7-4 on the campaign. The Hawks host Fouke (Fouke, AR) to confront the Panthers in a non-league game on Monday, December 30. The Panthers go into the game with a record of 13-3. Fouke lost 55-40 in their recent league game against Centerpoint (Amity, AR)