The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Tyler HEAT (Tyler, TX) and the visiting Spring Hill Panthers (Longview, TX), observed Tyler HEAT's basketball team edge Spring Hill by a score of 35-31.

The (16-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Troup (Troup, TX). The Tigers come into the non-league challenge with a 17-3 record.

In their next game, the Panthers encounter the Harmony Eagles (Big Sandy, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. Spring Hill will attempt to improve on its 15-7 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 10-9 record after their 44-20 non-league loss to Tyler HEAT (Tyler, TX).