The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Marshall Mavericks (Marshall, TX) and the visiting Kemp Yellowjackets (Kemp, TX), observed Marshall's basketball team edge Kemp by a score of 70-64.

The Mavericks (4-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Jacksonville (Jacksonville, TX). The Fightin' Indians come into the 5A Region II District 10 challenge with a 6-12 record. In their last challenge, Jacksonville was tipped by Mt. Pleasant (Mt. Pleasant, TX), 69-41, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Yellowjackets encounter the Longview Lobos (Longview, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 28. Kemp will attempt to improve on its 9-11 season record. The Lobos come into the challenge with a 7-7 record after their 74-54 league loss to Tyler Legacy (Tyler, TX).