In Saturday's non-league test, the Dripping Springs Tigers (Dripping Springs, TX) basketball team edged the host Permian Panthers (Odessa, TX), by a tally of 71-65.

The Tigers now possess a 7-6 record. They play next when they travel to Johnson for a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 9. Dripping Springs will play a Jaguars team coming off a 61-42 non-league win over Hays (Buda, TX). The Jaguars record now stands at 6-6.

With the loss, Permian falls to 2-7 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Kermit (Kermit, TX) to play the Yellow Jackets in a non-league bout on Saturday, December 6. The Yellow Jackets go into the bout with a record of 5-1. Kermit won 51-50 in their recent non-league test against Plains (Plains, TX)