Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Sulphur Springs Wildcats (Sulphur Springs, TX) and the visiting Marshall Mavericks (Marshall, TX), saw Sulphur Springs's basketball squad hold off Marshall by a tally of 40-33.

With the victory, Sulphur Springs improves its record to 15-4 on the campaign. The Wildcats travel to Hallsville (Hallsville, TX) to confront the Bobcats in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 29. The Bobcats come into the challenge with a record of 3-13. Hallsville lost 64-46 in their recent league challenge against Tyler (Tyler, TX)

Next up, the Mavericks confront the Gilmer Buckeyes (Gilmer, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 30. Marshall will attempt to improve on its 7-10 season record. The Buckeyes come into the challenge with a 12-6 record after their 49-42 non-league loss to Mt. Pleasant (Mt. Pleasant, TX).