The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Crockett Cougars (Austin, TX) and the host Eastside Early College Panthers (Austin, TX), observed Crockett's basketball team overwhelm Eastside Early College by a score of 55-32.

The Cougars (2-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Palestine (Palestine, TX). The Wildcats come into the non-league challenge with a 1-3 record. In their last challenge, Palestine was routed by Brook Hill (Bullard, TX), 50-43, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers battle the John Paul II Guardians (New Braunfels, TX) in a non-league battle, on Thursday, December 4. Eastside Early College will attempt to advance on its 0-6 season record. The Guardians enter the battle with a 5-2 record after their 90-64 non-league win over Savio (Austin, TX).