Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Lufkin Panthers (Lufkin, TX) and the visiting Liberty Panthers (Liberty, TX), saw Lufkin's basketball squad hold off Liberty by a count of 45-43.

With the victory, Lufkin upgrades its record to 2-5 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Marshall (Marshall, TX) to play the Mavericks in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 1. The Mavericks come into the challenge with a record of 2-7. Marshall lost 45-36 in their recent non-league challenge against Liberty (Liberty, TX)

Next up, the Panthers play the Marshall Mavericks (Marshall, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, November 30. Liberty will attempt to upgrade on its 12-2 season record. The Mavericks come into the challenge with a 2-6 record after their 49-28 non-league loss to Gilmer (Gilmer, TX).