Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Kennard Tigers (Kennard, TX) and the host Zavalla Eagles (Zavalla, TX), saw Kennard's basketball squad hold off Zavalla by a tally of 61-56.

With the victory, Kennard improves its record to 3-7 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Lovelady (Lovelady, TX) to confront the Lions in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 8. The Lions come into the challenge with a record of 0-0.

Next up, the Eagles confront the Alto Yellowjackets (Alto, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 8. Zavalla will attempt to improve on its 2-7 season record. The Yellowjackets come into the challenge with a 10-1 record after their 91-49 non-league win over Kennard (Kennard, TX).