The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Ballinger Bearcats (Ballinger, TX) and the host Hamlin Pied Pipers (Hamlin, TX), saw Ballinger's basketball team smash Hamlin by a margin of 69-48.

The Bearcats (4-3) will now prepare for their contest against Quanah (Quanah, TX). The Indians go into the non-league contest with a 2-0 record. In their last contest, Quanah smashed Bryson (Bryson, TX), 53-51, in a non-league contest.

In their next game, the Pied Pipers battle the Coleman Bluecats (Coleman, TX) in a non-league contest, on Friday, December 5. Hamlin will attempt to better on its 1-3 season record. The Bluecats go into the contest with a 2-2 record after their 72-69 non-league win over Early (Early, TX).