Mineral Wells Rams (Mineral Wells, TX) backers were pleased Thursday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the host Anderson-Shiro Fighting Owls (Anderson, TX), 53-51 in a non-league bout.

With the victory, Mineral Wells upgrades its record to 7-12 on the campaign. The Rams travel to Elkhart (Elkhart, TX) to play the Elks in a non-league bout on Thursday, December 29. The Elks come into the bout with a record of 7-11. Elkhart lost 65-29 in their recent non-league bout against Jarrell (Jarrell, TX)

Next up, the Fighting Owls play the Gateway College Preparatory Gators (Georgetown, TX) in a non-league bout, on Thursday, December 29. Anderson-Shiro will attempt to upgrade on its 5-14 season record. The Gators come into the bout with a 6-11 record after their 58-50 non-league loss to New Waverly (New Waverly, TX).