The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Horatio Lions (Horatio, AR) and the host Mineral Springs Hornets (Mineral Springs, AR), observed Horatio's basketball team knock off Mineral Springs by a score of 45-27.

The Lions (7-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Caddo Hills (Norman, AR). The Indians come into the 2A Region 7 challenge with a 8-10 record. In their last bout, Caddo Hills fell by Mount Ida (Mount Ida, AR), 46-28, in a non-league bout.

With the loss, Mineral Springs falls to 6-5 on the campaign. The Hornets host Mount Ida (Mount Ida, AR) to play the Lions in a 1A Region 7 bout on Tuesday, January 7. The Lions go into the bout with a record of 8-2. Mount Ida won 46-28 in their recent non-league bout against Caddo Hills (Norman, AR)