Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the O'Connell Buccaneers (Galveston, TX) and the visiting The Covenant Preparatory School Knights (Kingwood, TX), saw O'Connell's basketball squad knock off The Covenant Preparatory School by a tally of 65-51.

With the victory, O'Connell improves its record to 11-8 on the campaign. The Buccaneers host Covenant Christian (Conroe, TX) to play the Cougars in a TAPPS 2A District 6 challenge on Tuesday, January 9. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 11-11.

Next up, the Knights play the First Baptist Christian Warriors (Pasadena, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 30. The Covenant Preparatory School will attempt to improve on its 8-5 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 3-5 record after their 54-48 non-league loss to The Covenant Preparatory School (Kingwood, TX).