Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Rusk Eagles (Rusk, TX) and the visiting Aggieland HomeSchool Panthers (College Station, TX), saw Rusk's basketball squad hold off Aggieland HomeSchool by a tally of 60-56.

With the victory, Rusk improves its record to 6-10 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Westwood (Palestine, TX) to confront the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 30. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 5-7. Westwood lost 66-46 in their recent non-league challenge against Diboll (Diboll, TX)

Next up, the Panthers confront the Grapeland Sandies (Grapeland, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 30. Aggieland HomeSchool will attempt to improve on its 20-12 season record. The Sandies come into the challenge with a 13-8 record after their 59-38 non-league win over Trinity (Trinity, TX).