The Palestine Wildcats (Palestine, TX) basketball edged the visiting Marshall Christian Academy Guardians (Marshall, TX), 2-0 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Wildcats now possess a 12-9 record. They play next when they travel to Hudson for a 4A Region III District 17 bout on Friday, January 10. Palestine will play a Hornets team coming off a 61-34 non-league win over China Spring (China Spring, TX). The Hornets record now stands at 10-13.

With the loss, Marshall Christian Academy falls to 6-10 on the campaign. The Guardians host Tyler HEAT (Tyler, TX) to play the in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 11. The go into the bout with a record of 22-2. Tyler HEAT won 53-39 in their recent non-league bout against All Saints Episcopal (Tyler, TX)