The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Columbus Cardinals (Columbus, TX) and the visiting East Bernard Brahmas (East Bernard, TX), observed Columbus's basketball team edge East Bernard by a score of 45-38.

The Cardinals (9-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Luling (Luling, TX). The Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 4-6 record. In their last challenge, Luling was tipped by Edna (Edna, TX), 60-28, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Brahmas encounter the Industrial Cobras (Vanderbilt, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 6. East Bernard will attempt to improve on its 6-3 season record. The Cobras come into the challenge with a 8-4 record after their 42-17 non-league win over Brazos (Wallis, TX).