The Live Oak Lions (Live Oak, CA) basketball nipped the visiting Durham Trojans (Durham, CA), 48-46 in Friday's league test.

The Lions (14-12) will now prepare for their test against Willows (Willows, CA). The Honkers go into the non-league test with a 17-9 record. In their last test, Willows got by Rio Vista (Rio Vista, CA), 81-54, in a league test.

The Trojans now own a 14-12 record. They take the field next when they host Redding Christian for a non-league test on Wednesday, February 24. Durham will clash with a Lions squad coming off a 66-53 league win over Mercy (Red Bluff, CA). The Lions record now stands at 16-9.