The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Silsbee Tigers (Silsbee, TX) and the host Hudson Hornets (Lufkin, TX), observed Silsbee's basketball team knock off Hudson by a score of 45-30.

The Tigers (4-9) will now prepare for their battle against China Spring (China Spring, TX). The Cougars enter the non-league battle with a 7-5 record. In their last battle, China Spring was outscored by Palestine (Palestine, TX), 59-30, in a non-league battle.

The Hornets now own a 9-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Dayton for a non-league battle on Saturday, December 6. Hudson will meet a Broncos squad coming off a 45-29 non-league loss to Lufkin (Lufkin, TX). The Broncos record now stands at 5-5.