The crowd at Wednesday's league challenge between the Madison Marlins (Houston, TX) and the visiting Austin Mustangs (Houston, TX), observed Madison's basketball team edge Austin by a score of 81-75.

The Marlins (9-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Sterling (Houston, TX). The Raiders come into the 5A Region III District 21 challenge with a 8-12 record.

In their next game, the Mustangs encounter the Sterling Raiders (Houston, TX) in a 5A Region III District 21 challenge, on Saturday, January 18. Austin will attempt to improve on its 10-11 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 8-12 record after their 52-49 league win over Westbury (Houston, TX).