The Austin Panthers basketball team scored 44 points and limited the host Irvin Rockets to 25 in the Panthers non-league triumph on Saturday.

The Panthers now possess a 7-13 record. They play next when they travel to Bowie for a 4A Region I District 1 game on Tuesday, January 7. Austin will confront a Bears team coming off a 49-28 non-league loss to Gadsden (Anthony, NM). The Bears record now stands at 6-8.

With the loss, Irvin falls to 6-15 on the campaign. The Rockets travel to Young Women's STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy (El Paso, TX) to confront the Warriors in a 4A Region I District 1 game on Tuesday, January 7. The Warriors go into the game with a record of 3-13. Young Women's STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy lost 51-15 in their recent non-league game against Chaparral (Chaparral, NM)