In Thursday's non-league outing, the Ira Bulldogs (Ira, TX) basketball squad nipped the visiting Bronte Longhorns (Bronte, TX), by a margin of 31-29.

The Bulldogs (1-3) will now prepare for their outing against Sands (Ackerly, TX). The Mustangs go into the non-league outing with a 5-4 record. In their last outing, Sands got by Sidney (Sidney, TX), 56-42, in a non-league outing.

The Longhorns now own a 1-7 record. They play next when they travel to Sidney for a non-league outing on Friday, December 8. Bronte will encounter a Eagles squad coming off a 56-42 non-league loss to Sands (Ackerly, TX). The Eagles record now stands at 4-5.