Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Spurger Pirates (Spurger, TX) and the host Chester Yellowjackets (Chester, TX), saw Spurger's basketball squad overcome Chester by a tally of 48-31.

With the victory, Spurger improves its record to 10-9 on the campaign. The Pirates host Brookeland (Brookeland, TX) to play the Wildcats in a 1A Region IV District 28 challenge on Tuesday, January 3. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 14-4. Brookeland won 71-51 in their recent non-league challenge against Cushing (Cushing, TX)

Next up, the Yellowjackets play the Goodrich Hornets (Goodrich, TX) in a 1A Region IV District 28 challenge, on Tuesday, January 3. Chester will attempt to improve on its 9-9 season record.