The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Dublin Lions (Dublin, TX) and the host Breckenridge Buckaroos (Breckenridge, TX), observed Dublin's basketball team edge Breckenridge by a score of 43-36.

The Lions (9-11) will now prepare for their challenge against Eastland (Eastland, TX). The Mavericks come into the 3A Region I District 8 challenge with a 1-15 record. In their last challenge, Eastland was tipped by Early (Early, TX), 63-47, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Buckaroos encounter the Millsap Bulldogs (Millsap, TX) in a 3A Region I District 8 challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Breckenridge will attempt to improve on its 10-11 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 6-15 record after their 46-39 league loss to Comanche (Comanche, TX).