The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Mansfield Tigers (Mansfield, TX) and the visiting Lamar Vikings (Arlington, TX), observed Mansfield's basketball team edge Lamar by a score of 49-48.

The Tigers (8-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Boswell (Fort Worth, TX). The Pioneers come into the 6A Region I District 3 challenge with a 13-6 record. In their last challenge, Boswell edged Lake Worth (Lake Worth, TX), 74-51, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Vikings encounter the Martin Warriors (Arlington, TX) in a 6A Region I District 8 challenge, on Friday, December 20. Lamar will attempt to improve on its 5-11 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 10-7 record after their 72-58 non-league loss to DeSoto (DeSoto, TX).