Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the St. Mark's Lions (Dallas, TX) and the visiting Trinity Christian Trojans (Addison, TX), saw St. Mark's's basketball squad hold off Trinity Christian by a tally of 53-50.

With the victory, St. Mark's improves its record to 17-11 on the campaign. The Lions host Casady (Oklahoma City, OK) to confront the Cyclones in a Southwest Prep - North challenge on Saturday, January 21. The Cyclones come into the challenge with a record of 8-8. Casady won 59-52 in their recent league challenge against Fort Worth Country Day (Fort Worth, TX)

Next up, the Trojans confront the Parish Episcopal Panthers (Dallas, TX) in a TAPPS 6A District 1 challenge, on Tuesday, January 24. Trinity Christian will attempt to improve on its 26-8 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 19-13 record after their 75-66 league loss to John Paul II (Plano, TX).