Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Covington Lions (Covington, LA) and the host Capitol Lions (Baton Rouge, LA), saw Covington's basketball squad overcome Capitol by a tally of 50-34.

With the victory, Covington improves its record to 8-12 on the campaign. The Lions host Hammond (Hammond, LA) to play the Tornadoes in a 5A District 6 challenge on Tuesday, January 30. The Tornadoes come into the challenge with a record of 12-12. Hammond lost 49-33 in their recent league challenge against Slidell (Slidell, LA)

Next up, the Lions play the Westminster Christian Academy (Lafayette, LA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 30. Capitol will attempt to improve on its 5-13 season record. The come into the challenge with a 1-10 record after their 33-12 non-league loss to Berwick (Berwick, LA).