The Mart Panthers basketball squad (Mart, TX), was nudged 33-32 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Port Aransas Marlins (Port Aransas, TX)

With the victory, Port Aransas advances its record to 11-2 on the year. The Marlins travel to Clifton (Clifton, TX) to battle the Cubs in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 12. The Cubs come into the challenge with a record of 6-2. Clifton lost 57-45 in their recent non-league challenge against Goldthwaite (Goldthwaite, TX)

In their next game, the Panthers battle the Milano Eagles (Milano, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 12. Mart will attempt to improve on its 9-3 season record. The Eagles enter the battle with a 2-12 record after their 34-7 non-league loss to Crawford (Crawford, TX).