In Saturday's non-league test, the St. Thomas Catholic Eagles (Houston, TX) basketball squad held off the visiting St. John's Mavericks (Houston, TX), by a count of 70-69.

With the victory, St. Thomas Catholic advances its record to 5-6 on the year. The Eagles travel to Cooper (The Woodlands, TX) to meet the Dragons in a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 9. The Dragons enter the battle with a record of 5-8. Cooper lost 56-47 in their recent non-league battle against Lutheran South Academy (Houston, TX)

The Mavericks now own a 7-5 record. They play next when they travel to St. Francis Episcopal for a non-league battle on Saturday, December 6. St. John's will meet a Wolves squad coming off a 48-36 non-league win over Concordia Lutheran (Tomball, TX). The Wolves record now stands at 6-3.