The West Charlotte Lions basketball team (Charlotte, NC), was nudged 55-49 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the visiting Hough Huskies (Cornelius, NC)

The Huskies now possess a 9-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Mallard Creek for a non-league battle on Friday, January 6. Hough will confront a Mavericks team coming off a 54-33 non-league win over Harding University (Charlotte, NC). The Mavericks record now stands at 8-2.

The Lions (5-4) will now prepare for their battle against Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte, NC). The Cougars come into the non-league battle with a 10-0 record. In their last battle, Charlotte Catholic edged Charlotte Latin (Charlotte, NC), 67-45, in a non-league battle.