The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Pioneer Diamondbacks (Mission, TX) and the host Edcouch-Elsa Yellowjackets (Edcouch, TX), observed Pioneer's basketball team overwhelm Edcouch-Elsa by a score of 72-45.

The Diamondbacks (7-9) will now prepare for their challenge against La Joya (La Joya, TX). The Coyotes come into the non-league challenge with a 3-10 record. In their last challenge, La Joya trounced Los Fresnos (Los Fresnos, TX), 64-60, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Yellowjackets encounter the Pace Vikings (Brownsville, TX) in a 5A Region IV District 32 challenge, on Tuesday, December 10. Edcouch-Elsa will attempt to improve on its 3-5 season record. The Vikings come into the challenge with a 1-8 record after their 46-25 non-league loss to Southwest Legacy (Von Ormy, TX).