The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Palestine Wildcats (Palestine, TX) and the host Maypearl Panthers (Maypearl, TX), observed Palestine's basketball team hold off Maypearl by a count of 47-40.

With the victory, Palestine advances its record to 4-4 on the year. The Wildcats host Chapel Hill (Tyler, TX) to meet the Bulldogs in a non-league battle on Monday, November 24. The Bulldogs enter the battle with a record of 2-1. Chapel Hill lost 48-21 in their recent non-league battle against Texas (Texarkana, TX)

The Panthers now own a 2-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Hillsboro for a non-league battle on Monday, November 24. Maypearl will encounter a Eagles team coming off a 66-20 non-league win over Whitney (Whitney, TX). The Eagles record now stands at 5-0.