The Spurger Pirates basketball team (Spurger, TX), was nudged 38-31 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Chester Yellowjackets (Chester, TX)

The Yellowjackets now possess a 1-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Groveton for a non-league battle on Thursday, December 8. Chester will confront a Indians team coming off a 35-20 non-league win over Trinity (Trinity, TX). The Indians record now stands at 5-7.

The Pirates (2-6) will now prepare for their battle against Colmesneil (Colmesneil, TX). The Bulldogs come into the non-league battle with a 1-3 record. In their last battle, Colmesneil was nudged by Shelbyville (Shelbyville, TX), 29-27, in a non-league battle.