The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Thorndale Bulldogs (Thorndale, TX) and the visiting Normangee Panthers (Normangee, TX), observed Thorndale's basketball team knock off Normangee by a score of 29-18.

The Bulldogs (11-11) will now prepare for their challenge against Leon (Jewett, TX). The Cougars come into the non-league challenge with a 13-4 record. In their last challenge, Leon prevailed over Valley Mills (Valley Mills, TX), 55-29, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers encounter the Valley Mills Eagles (Valley Mills, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 28. Normangee will attempt to improve on its 5-11 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 6-11 record after their 59-54 non-league win over Snook (Snook, TX).