Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Buna Cougars (Buna, TX) and the visiting Shepherd Pirates (Shepherd, TX), saw Buna's basketball squad wallop Shepherd by a tally of 66-45.

With the victory, Buna improves its record to 6-5 on the campaign. The Cougars host Bridge City (Bridge City, TX) to confront the Cardinals in a 3A Region III District 21 challenge on Tuesday, December 17. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a record of 8-5. Bridge City won 67-52 in their recent non-league challenge against Evadale (Evadale, TX)

Next up, the Pirates confront the Legacy Christian Academy Warriors (Beaumont, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 14. Shepherd will attempt to improve on its 9-6 season record.