Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Hermleigh Cardinals (Hermleigh, TX) and the visiting O'Donnell Eagles (O'Donnell, TX), saw Hermleigh's basketball squad overcome O'Donnell by a tally of 59-42.

With the victory, Hermleigh improves its record to 10-10 on the campaign. The Cardinals host Trent (Trent, TX) to play the Gorillas in a 1A Region II District 14 challenge on Saturday, December 31. The Gorillas come into the challenge with a record of 2-7. Trent lost 85-25 in their recent non-league challenge against Abilene Hawks (Abilene, TX)

Next up, the Eagles play the Guthrie Jaguars (Guthrie, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 30. O'Donnell will attempt to improve on its 1-7 season record.