The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Varsity Opponent (, ) and the host Austin Royals HomeSchool Royals (Austin, TX), observed Varsity Opponent's basketball team knock off Austin Royals HomeSchool by a score of 54-43.

The (228-858) will now prepare for their challenge against Wallace (Wallace, NE). The Wildcats come into the non-league challenge with a 5-3 record.

In their next game, the Royals battle the Lake Belton Broncos (Temple, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 6. Austin Royals HomeSchool will attempt to improve on its 16-10 season record. The Broncos come into the challenge with a 12-10 record after their 62-60 non-league loss to Varsity Opponent (, ).