The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Leander Lions (Leander, TX) and the host Rouse Raiders (Leander, TX), observed Leander's basketball team edge Rouse by a score of 42-35.

The Lions (16-5) will now prepare for their game against Lockhart (Lockhart, TX). The Lions go into the 5A Region IV District 25 game with a 16-8 record. In their last game, Lockhart was edged by Cedar Park (Cedar Park, TX), 69-52, in a league game.

With the loss, Rouse falls to 15-8 on the campaign. The Raiders host Lehman (Kyle, TX) to play the Lobos in a 5A Region IV District 25 game on Tuesday, January 7. The Lobos go into the game with a record of 6-14. Lehman lost 78-50 in their recent league game against Liberty Hill (Liberty Hill, TX)