Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Manvel Mavericks (Manvel, TX) and the visiting Alief Taylor Lions (Houston, TX), saw Manvel's basketball squad hold off Alief Taylor by a count of 47-40.

With the victory, Manvel upgrades its record to 14-7 on the campaign. The Mavericks travel to Dobie (Houston, TX) to play the Longhorns in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 9. The Longhorns come into the challenge with a record of 3-10. Dobie won 60-57 in their recent non-league challenge against Atascocita (Humble, TX)

Next up, the Lions play the Clear Creek Wildcats (League City, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 9. Alief Taylor will attempt to upgrade on its 11-6 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 8-6 record after their 42-21 non-league loss to Pearland (Pearland, TX).