The Hamilton Bulldogs nipped the visiting Italy Gladiators basketball squad by a final score of 45-39 in Saturday's non-league outing.

Next, the Bulldogs clash with the De Leon Bearcats (De Leon, TX) in a 2A Region II District 11 outing, on Tuesday, December 17. Hamilton will attempt to upgrade on its 2-1 season record. The Bearcats enter the outing with a 1-3 record after their 57-49 non-league loss to Lingleville (Lingleville, TX).

The Gladiators (6-2) will now prepare for their outing against Campbell (Campbell, TX). The Indians enter the non-league outing with a 0-6 record. In their last outing, Campbell was nipped by Wolfe City (Wolfe City, TX), 33-30, in a non-league outing.