The Austin Achieve Polar Bears nipped the host Round Top-Carmine Cubs basketball squad by a final score of 53-49 in Tuesday's non-league outing.

Next, the Polar Bears face the Northeast Early College Raiders (Austin, TX) in a 4A Region IV District 25 outing, on Friday, January 3. Austin Achieve will attempt to upgrade on its 4-8 season record. The Raiders enter the outing with a 3-13 record after their 50-46 non-league win over Pettus (Pettus, TX).

The Cubs (4-12) will now prepare for their outing against Dime Box (Dime Box, TX). The Longhorns enter the 1A Region IV District 29 outing with a 4-7 record. In their last outing, Dime Box was nipped by St. Joseph Catholic (Bryan, TX), 66-55, in a non-league outing.