The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the La Marque Cougars (La Marque, TX) and the host Shepherd Pirates (Shepherd, TX), observed La Marque's basketball team knock off Shepherd by a score of 51-41.

The Cougars (12-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Fort Bend Willowridge (Houston, TX). The Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 2-6 record. In their last challenge, Fort Bend Willowridge was knocked off by Wheatley (Houston, TX), 105-54, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Pirates encounter the New Waverly Bulldogs (New Waverly, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 10. Shepherd will attempt to improve on its 8-4 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 3-4 record after their 66-14 non-league loss to Buffalo (Buffalo, TX).