The High Island Cardinals (High Island, TX) basketball edged the visiting Spurger Pirates (Spurger, TX), 36-29 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Cardinals now possess a 1-0 record. They play next when they host Bob Hope for a non-league bout on Friday, December 6. High Island will play a Eagles team coming off a 42-6 non-league win over Waelder (Waelder, TX). The Eagles record now stands at 5-2.

With the loss, Spurger falls to 2-2 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Colmesneil (Colmesneil, TX) to play the Bulldogs in a non-league bout on Thursday, December 5. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a record of 3-2. Colmesneil lost 31-28 in their recent non-league bout against Leggett (Leggett, TX)