Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Elgin Wildcats (Elgin, TX) and the visiting Hyde Park Panthers (Austin, TX), saw Elgin's basketball squad overcome Hyde Park by a tally of 57-45.

With the victory, Elgin improves its record to 13-2 on the campaign. The Wildcats host Pflugerville Connally (Austin, TX) to confront the Cougars in a 5A Region III District 23 challenge on Wednesday, January 3. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 9-8.

Next up, the Panthers confront the Northeast Early College Raiders (Austin, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 29. Hyde Park will attempt to improve on its 7-10 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 2-13 record after their 59-52 league win over Eastside Early College (Austin, TX).