Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Santa Gertrudis Academy Lions (Kingsville, TX) and the visiting Mathis Pirates (Mathis, TX), saw Santa Gertrudis Academy's basketball squad overcome Mathis by a tally of 57-45.

With the victory, Santa Gertrudis Academy improves its record to 11-8 on the campaign. The Lions travel to La Joya (La Joya, TX) to confront the Coyotes in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 6. The Coyotes come into the challenge with a record of 14-13. La Joya won 49-39 in their recent non-league challenge against Weslaco (Weslaco, TX)

Next up, the Pirates confront the Hebbronville Longhorns (Hebbronville, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 9. Mathis will attempt to improve on its 10-10 season record.