In Friday's non-league outing, the Gilmer Buckeyes (Gilmer, TX) basketball squad beat the visiting Texas Tigers (Texarkana, TX), by a count of 55-44.

The Buckeyes (10-4) will now prepare for their outing against Henderson (Henderson, TX). The Lions go into the 4A Region III District 17 outing with a 4-10 record. In their last outing, Henderson was topped by Spring Hill (Longview, TX), 41-40, in a league outing.

The Tigers now hold a 2-5 record. They play next when they host Hallsville for a 5A Region II District 15 outing on Tuesday, December 13. Texas will clash with a Bobcats squad coming off a 66-26 non-league loss to Winnsboro (Winnsboro, TX). The Bobcats record now stands at 2-11.