In Tuesday's league outing, the Marshall Mavericks (Marshall, TX) basketball squad edged the host Texas Tigers (Texarkana, TX), by a count of 53-51.

With the victory, Marshall upgrades its record to 6-9 on the campaign. The Mavericks travel to Atlanta (Atlanta, TX) to play the Rabbits in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 29. The Rabbits come into the challenge with a record of 10-3. Atlanta won 52-20 in their recent league challenge against Redwater (Redwater, TX)

Next up, the Tigers play the Whitehouse Wildcats (Whitehouse, TX) in a 5A Region II District 15 challenge, on Tuesday, January 3. Texas will attempt to upgrade on its 2-7 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 5-13 record after their 73-28 league loss to Mt. Pleasant (Mt. Pleasant, TX).