Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Itasca Wampus Cats (Itasca, TX) and the host Crawford Pirates (Crawford, TX), saw Itasca's basketball squad knock off Crawford by a tally of 43-34.

With the victory, Itasca improves its record to 13-5 on the campaign. The Wampus Cats host Grandview (Grandview, TX) to play the Zebras in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 2. The Zebras come into the challenge with a record of 9-8. Grandview lost 65-55 in their recent non-league challenge against Rio Vista (Rio Vista, TX)

Next up, the Pirates play the Rosebud-Lott Cougars (Rosebud, TX) in a 2A Region III District 17 challenge, on Tuesday, January 2. Crawford will attempt to improve on its 5-6 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 5-11 record after their 46-30 non-league win over Valley Mills (Valley Mills, TX).