Mercy Culture Prep Royals (Fort Worth, TX) supporters left the game satisfied Monday as they witnessed their basketball squad nudge the visiting Temple Christian Eagles (Fort Worth, TX), 46-40 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Mercy Culture Prep advances its record to 2-3 on the year. The Royals travel to Nazarene Christian Academy (Crowley, TX) to meet the Lions in a TAPPS 2A District 2 battle on Friday, January 3. The Lions enter the battle with a record of 1-7.

The Eagles now own a 4-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Coram Deo Academy for a non-league battle on Friday, December 13. Temple Christian will meet a Lions squad coming off a 45-25 non-league loss to Heritage Christian (Rockwall, TX). The Lions record now stands at 0-4.