Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the East Chambers Buccaneers (Winnie, TX) and the visiting Liberty Panthers (Liberty, TX), saw East Chambers's basketball squad overcome Liberty by a tally of 48-34.

With the victory, East Chambers improves its record to 18-3 on the campaign. The Buccaneers host Anahuac (Anahuac, TX) to confront the Panthers in a 3A Region III District 22 challenge on Tuesday, January 3. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 10-10. Anahuac won 69-62 in their recent non-league challenge against Tarkington (Cleveland, TX)

Next up, the Panthers confront the Dayton Broncos (Dayton, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 3. Liberty will attempt to improve on its 7-14 season record. The Broncos come into the challenge with a 7-14 record after their 76-36 non-league loss to South Houston (South Houston, TX).