Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Madisonville Mustangs (Madisonville, TX) and the host Connally Cadets (Waco, TX), saw Madisonville's basketball squad hold off Connally by a tally of 53-50.

With the victory, Madisonville improves its record to 31-5 on the campaign. The Mustangs travel to La Vega (Waco, TX) to confront the Pirates in a non-league challenge on Saturday, February 24. The Pirates come into the challenge with a record of 29-11. La Vega won 64-61 in their recent non-league challenge against Hardin-Jefferson (Sour Lake, TX)