The Slaton Tigers basketball squad (Slaton, TX), was nudged 53-52 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host McKinney Christian Academy Mustangs (McKinney, TX)

With the victory, McKinney Christian Academy advances its record to 27-1 on the year. The Mustangs host Dallas Thunder (Dallas, TX) to meet the in a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 31. The enter the battle with a record of 7-5. Dallas Thunder lost 83-61 in their recent non-league battle against St. Mark's (Dallas, TX)

The Tigers now own a 15-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Idalou for a 3A Region I District 2 battle on Friday, January 3. Slaton will meet a Wildcats squad coming off a 56-40 non-league win over Christoval (Christoval, TX). The Wildcats record now stands at 9-8.