The Howe Bulldogs (Howe, TX) basketball nipped the visiting Collinsville Pirates (Collinsville, TX), 53-50 in Tuesday's non-league test.

The Bulldogs (1-8) will now prepare for their test against Era (Era, TX). The Hornets go into the non-league test with a 8-6 record. In their last test, Era got by Sacred Heart (Muenster, TX), 40-30, in a non-league test.

The Pirates now own a 5-7 record. They play next when they travel to Valley View for a non-league test on Thursday, December 8. Collinsville will encounter a Eagles squad coming off a 44-32 non-league loss to Alvord (Alvord, TX). The Eagles record now stands at 2-3.