In Thursday's non-league outing, the Lyford Bulldogs (Lyford, TX) basketball squad overwhelmed the host Santa Maria Cougars (Santa Maria, TX), by a margin of 52-29.

The Bulldogs (11-5) will now prepare for their outing against Santa Rosa (Santa Rosa, TX). The Warriors go into the non-league outing with a 4-6 record. In their last outing, Santa Rosa was trounced by Kaufer (Riviera, TX), 36-25, in a non-league outing.

The Cougars now own a 0-5 record. They play next when they host Progreso for a non-league outing on Friday, December 9. Santa Maria will encounter a Red Ants squad coming off a 61-31 non-league loss to Economedes (Edinburg, TX). The Red Ants record now stands at 8-6.