In Friday's league outing, the Snowflake Lobos (Snowflake, AZ) basketball squad edged the visiting Payson Longhorns (Payson, AZ), by a count of 68-66.

The Lobos (9-10) will now prepare for their outing against Round Valley (Eagar, AZ). The Elks go into the 3A East outing with a 12-13 record. In their last outing, Round Valley was tipped by Window Rock (Fort Defiance, AZ), 83-52, in a non-league outing.

The Longhorns now hold a 12-10 record. They take the field next when they host Show Low for a 3A East outing on Tuesday, January 27. Payson will encounter a Cougars squad coming off a 63-34 non-league loss to Globe (Globe, AZ). The Cougars record now stands at 7-17.