In Tuesday's non-league outing, the Mathis Pirates (Mathis, TX) basketball squad edged the visiting Marion Bulldogs (Marion, TX), by a margin of 38-36.

The Pirates (12-12) will now prepare for their outing against Taft (Taft, TX). The Greyhounds go into the 3A Region IV District 29 outing with a 5-19 record. In their last outing, Taft held off Falfurrias (Falfurrias, TX), 48-16, in a non-league outing.

The Bulldogs now own a 10-10 record. They play next when they travel to Randolph for a 3A Region IV District 26 outing on Friday, January 6. Marion will clash with a Ro-Hawks squad coming off a 48-31 non-league win over John Paul II (New Braunfels, TX). The Ro-Hawks record now stands at 14-9.