The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the La Villa Cardinals (La Villa, TX) and the host Three Rivers Bulldogs (Three Rivers, TX), observed La Villa's basketball team edge Three Rivers by a score of 53-50.

The Cardinals (1-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Macedonian Christian (Alamo, TX). The come into the non-league challenge with a 9-4 record. In their last challenge, Macedonian Christian edged Veterans Memorial (Brownsville, TX), 47-44, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs encounter the McMullen County Cowboys (Tilden, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 10. Three Rivers will attempt to improve on its 1-4 season record. The Cowboys come into the challenge with a 8-4 record after their 54-41 non-league win over Nixon-Smiley (Nixon, TX).