Winters Blizzards (Winters, TX) backers were pleased Friday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the host Rotan Yellowhammers (Rotan, TX), 44-43 in a non-league bout.

With the victory, Winters upgrades its record to 3-7 on the campaign. The Blizzards travel to Garden City (Garden City, TX) to play the Bearkats in a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 13. The Bearkats come into the bout with a record of 6-2. Garden City won 43-18 in their recent non-league bout against Buena Vista (Imperial, TX)

Next up, the Yellowhammers play the Blackwell Hornets (Blackwell, TX) in a non-league bout, on Friday, December 9. Rotan will attempt to upgrade on its 7-7 season record.