The Grapeland Sandies (Grapeland, TX) basketball nipped the host Troup Tigers (Troup, TX), 59-53 in Thursday's non-league test.

The Sandies (5-2) will now prepare for their test against Cayuga (Cayuga, TX). The Wildcats go into the non-league test with a 7-3 record. In their last test, Cayuga got by Normangee (Normangee, TX), 43-25, in a non-league test.

The Tigers now own a 6-4 record. They play next when they travel to Cayuga for a non-league test on Thursday, December 8. Troup will encounter a Wildcats squad coming off a 43-25 non-league win over Normangee (Normangee, TX). The Wildcats record now stands at 7-3.