In Friday's non-league outing, the Tatum Eagles (Tatum, TX) basketball squad edged the visiting Sabine Cardinals (Gladewater, TX), by a margin of 50-49.

The Eagles (10-7) will now prepare for their outing against Elysian Fields (Elysian Fields, TX). The Yellowjackets go into the 3A Region II District 16 outing with a 8-4 record. In their last outing, Elysian Fields was tipped by Jefferson (Jefferson, TX), 47-40, in a league outing.

The Cardinals now own a 11-8 record. They play next when they travel to Hooks for a non-league outing on Tuesday, January 2. Sabine will clash with a Hornets squad coming off a 58-56 non-league loss to Chapel Hill (Mount Pleasant, TX). The Hornets record now stands at 16-1.