Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Anahuac Panthers (Anahuac, TX) and the host Vinton Lions (Vinton, LA), saw Anahuac's basketball squad hold off Vinton by a tally of 38-31.

With the victory, Anahuac improves its record to 12-6 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to DeQuincy (DeQuincy, LA) to confront the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 15. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 0-5. DeQuincy lost 36-32 in their recent non-league challenge against Singer (Singer, LA)

Next up, the Lions confront the Hamilton Christian Warriors (Lake Charles, LA) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 21. Vinton will attempt to improve on its 2-9 season record.