Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Edinburg North Cougars (Edinburg, TX) and the host Weslaco Panthers (Weslaco, TX), saw Edinburg North's basketball squad hold off Weslaco by a tally of 51-44.

With the victory, Edinburg North improves its record to 16-12 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to Pharr-San Juan-Alamo (San Juan, TX) to confront the Bears in a 6A Region IV District 31 challenge on Friday, January 13. The Bears come into the challenge with a record of 8-17. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo lost 48-39 in their recent non-league challenge against San Perlita (San Perlita, TX)

Next up, the Panthers confront the Rivera Raiders (Brownsville, TX) in a 6A Region IV District 32 challenge, on Friday, January 13. Weslaco will attempt to improve on its 10-15 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 6-12 record after their 60-39 non-league win over Macedonian Christian (Alamo, TX).