The Poolville Monarchs (Poolville, TX) basketball edged the visiting Bob Hope Eagles (Port Arthur, TX), 51-44 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Monarchs now possess a 7-4 record. They play next when they host Breckenridge for a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 10. Poolville will play a Buckaroos team coming off a 47-32 non-league loss to Munday (Munday, TX). The Buckaroos record now stands at 5-3.

With the loss, Bob Hope falls to 7-3 on the campaign. The Eagles host Humble Christian (Humble, TX) to play the Cougars in a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 10. The Cougars go into the bout with a record of 1-1. Humble Christian won 71-56 in their recent non-league bout against Lifegate Christian (Seguin, TX)