The Bowie Pirates (Simms, TX) basketball were winner over the visiting Bloomburg Wildcats (Bloomburg, TX), 37-27 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Pirates now possess a 15-6 record. They play next when they travel to Maud for a 2A Region II District 16 bout on Friday, January 3. Bowie will play a Cardinals team coming off a 62-42 non-league win over Avery (Avery, TX). The Cardinals record now stands at 14-7.

With the loss, Bloomburg falls to 2-12 on the campaign. The Wildcats host Ore City (Ore City, TX) to play the Rebels in a non-league bout on Friday, January 3. The Rebels go into the bout with a record of 10-7. Ore City won 65-25 in their recent league bout against Linden-Kildare (Linden, TX)