The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the El Campo Ricebirds (El Campo, TX) and the host Van Vleck Leopards (Van Vleck, TX), observed El Campo's basketball team overwhelm Van Vleck by a score of 54-33.

The Ricebirds (2-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Industrial (Vanderbilt, TX). The Cobras come into the non-league challenge with a 5-4 record. In their last challenge, Industrial trounced Non Varsity Tournament Opponent (, ), 51-31, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Leopards encounter the Episcopal Knights (Bellaire, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 7. Van Vleck will attempt to improve on its 1-3 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 7-3 record after their 66-30 non-league win over Chaparral (Killeen, TX).