Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Manvel Mavericks (Manvel, TX) and the visiting Madison Marlins (Houston, TX), saw Manvel's basketball squad hold off Madison by a tally of 55-53.

With the victory, Manvel improves its record to 4-10 on the campaign. The Mavericks host Cypress Woods (Cypress, TX) to confront the Wildcats in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, December 12. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 5-8. Cypress Woods lost 48-38 in their recent non-league challenge against Cy-Fair (Cypress, TX)

Next up, the Marlins confront the Northside Panthers (Houston, TX) in a 5A Region III District 19 challenge, on Saturday, December 16. Madison will attempt to improve on its 7-5 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 4-5 record after their 62-39 league win over Wisdom (Houston, TX).