Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Hyde Park Panthers (Austin, TX) and the visiting Holy Cross Knights (San Antonio, TX), saw Hyde Park's basketball squad hold off Holy Cross by a tally of 53-51.

With the victory, Hyde Park improves its record to 6-10 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to McCallum (Austin, TX) to play the Knights in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 6. The Knights come into the challenge with a record of 8-10.

Next up, the Knights play the Incarnate Word Academy Angels (Corpus Christi, TX) in a TAPPS 4A District 3 challenge, on Tuesday, January 3. Holy Cross will attempt to improve on its 13-9 season record. The Angels come into the challenge with a 13-10 record after their 69-45 non-league loss to Aransas Pass (Aransas Pass, TX).