The Buna Cougars got by the visiting Liberty Panthers basketball squad by a final score of 61-56 in Thursday's non-league outing.

Next, the Cougars clash with the Shepherd Pirates (Shepherd, TX) in a non-league outing, on Saturday, December 7. Buna will attempt to upgrade on its 3-6 season record. The Pirates come into the outing with a 6-3 record after their 53-43 non-league win over Pineywoods Community Academy (Lufkin, TX).

The Panthers (5-4) will now prepare for their outing against Little Cypress-Mauriceville (Orange, TX). The Bears come into the non-league outing with a 4-3 record. In their last outing, Little Cypress-Mauriceville was nipped by West Fork (Kingwood, TX), 65-51, in a non-league outing.