Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Menard Yellowjackets (Menard, TX) and the visiting Jonesboro Eagles (Jonesboro, TX), saw Menard's basketball squad hold off Jonesboro by a tally of 40-38.

With the victory, Menard improves its record to 2-5 on the campaign. The Yellowjackets host Bronte (Bronte, TX) to encounter the Longhorns in a non-league test on Tuesday, December 12. The Longhorns go into the test with a record of 2-8. Bronte lost 69-30 in their recent non-league test against O'Donnell (O'Donnell, TX)

The Eagles now own a 0-2 record. They play next when they travel to Lometa for a non-league test on Friday, December 8. Jonesboro will encounter a Hornets squad coming off a 77-41 non-league loss to Zephyr (Zephyr, TX). The Hornets record now stands at 1-1.