The Gatesville Hornets basketball team scored 97 points and limited the visiting Brownwood Lions to 56 in the Hornets non-league triumph on Friday.

The Hornets now possess a 15-7 record. They play next when they host Troy for a non-league game on Monday, January 6. Gatesville will confront a Trojans team coming off a 61-42 non-league win over Caldwell (Caldwell, TX). The Trojans record now stands at 12-6.

With the loss, Brownwood falls to 13-11 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Stephenville (Stephenville, TX) to confront the Yellow Jackets/Honeybees in a 4A Region I District 6 game on Friday, January 10. The Yellow Jackets/Honeybees go into the game with a record of 16-5.