The Benavides Eagles basketball squad (Benavides, TX), was crushed 68-35 in Friday's non-league battle with the host La Villa Cardinals (La Villa, TX)

The Cardinals (4-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Lasara (Lasara, TX). The Lions come into the non-league challenge with a 2-3 record. In their last challenge, Lasara trounced IDEA Frontier College Prep (Brownsville, TX), 49-42, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Eagles encounter the Monte Alto Blue Devil (Monte Alto, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 5. Benavides will attempt to improve on its 0-9 season record. The Blue Devil come into the challenge with a 3-6 record after their 70-61 league loss to IDEA Quest College Prep (Edinburg, TX).