The Bridge City Cardinals basketball team (Bridge City, TX), was nudged 66-61 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Orangefield Bobcats (Orangefield, TX)

The Bobcats now sport a 13-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Buna for a 3A Region III District 22 battle on Tuesday, December 12. Orangefield will battle a Cougars team coming off a 56-31 non-league win over Legacy Christian Academy (Beaumont, TX). The Cougars record now stands at 10-6.

The Cardinals (12-5) will now prepare for their battle against Kelly Catholic (Beaumont, TX). The Bulldogs come into the non-league battle with a 6-13 record. In their last battle, Kelly Catholic edged Burkeville (Burkeville, TX), 53-51, in a non-league battle.