In Friday's non-league outing, the Austin Panthers (El Paso, TX) basketball squad beat the visiting Patterson Institute Lions (El Paso, TX), by a margin of 39-25.

The Panthers (13-13) will now prepare for their outing against Young Women's STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy (El Paso, TX). The Warriors go into the 4A Region I District 1 outing with a 5-20 record. In their last outing, Young Women's STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy defeated Harmony Science Academy (El Paso, TX), 33-30, in a league outing.

The Lions now own a 4-3 record. They play next when they host Harmony Science Academy for a non-league outing on Friday, February 2. Patterson Institute will clash with a squad coming off a 48-44 league loss to Bowie (El Paso, TX). The record now stands at 6-20.