Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Emerson Mavericks (McKinney, TX) and the host Bell Blue Raiders (Hurst, TX), saw Emerson's basketball squad hold off Bell by a count of 48-44.

With the victory, Emerson upgrades its record to 6-4 on the campaign. The Mavericks travel to Heritage (Littleton, CO) to play the Eagles in a non-league challenge on Saturday, December 3. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 1-2. Heritage won 58-40 in their recent non-league challenge against Flower Mound (Flower Mound, TX)

Next up, the Blue Raiders play the Southlake Carroll Dragons (Southlake, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 6. Bell will attempt to upgrade on its 0-7 season record. The Dragons come into the challenge with a 7-2 record after their 57-55 non-league win over Boyd (McKinney, TX).