The Hamilton Lions basketball squad (Hamilton, MS), was outscored 40-26 in Friday's non-league battle with the host Amory Panthers (Amory, MS)

With the victory, Amory advances its record to 5-13 on the year. The Panthers travel to Tishomingo County (Iuka, MS) to meet the Braves in a 4A Region 1 battle on Tuesday, January 7. The Braves enter the battle with a record of 16-0. Tishomingo County won 76-48 in their recent non-league battle against Madison Central (Madison, MS)

The Lions now own a 3-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to East Webster for a non-league battle on Monday, January 6. Hamilton will meet a Wolverines squad coming off a 61-46 non-league loss to Saltillo (Saltillo, MS). The Wolverines record now stands at 8-7.