The crowd at Saturday's non-league battle between the Wortham Bulldogs (Wortham, TX) and the host Avalon Eagles (Avalon, TX), witnessed Wortham's basketball squad hold off Avalon by a count of 49-47.

With the victory, Wortham advances its record to 8-1 on the year. The Bulldogs host Rosebud-Lott (Rosebud, TX) to battle the Cougars in a non-league contest on Tuesday, December 9. The Cougars come into the contest with a record of 3-2. Rosebud-Lott won 54-35 in their recent non-league contest against Abbott (Abbott, TX)

In their next game, the Eagles battle the Hubbard Jaguars (Hubbard, TX) in a non-league contest, on Tuesday, December 9. Avalon will attempt to better on its 4-2 season record. The Jaguars come into the contest with a 1-6 record after their 71-40 non-league loss to Mount Calm (Mount Calm, TX).