Plain Dealing Lions (Plain Dealing, LA) backers were pleased Friday as they saw their basketball squad knock off the host Ringgold Redskins (Ringgold, LA), 74-66 in a league bout.

With the victory, Plain Dealing upgrades its record to 9-12 on the campaign. The Lions travel to North Webster (Springhill, LA) to play the Knights in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 23. The Knights come into the bout with a record of 0-17. North Webster lost 61-31 in their recent league bout against Loyola College Prep (Shreveport, LA)

Next up, the Redskins play the Haynesville Golden Tornado (Haynesville, LA) in a 1A District 1 bout, on Monday, January 22. Ringgold will attempt to upgrade on its 5-15 season record. The Golden Tornado come into the bout with a 10-2 record after their 50-43 league win over Jonesboro-Hodge (Jonesboro, LA).