The Hickory Grove Christian Lions basketball team scored 47 points and limited the visiting Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy Patriots to 34 in the Lions non-league triumph on Friday.

The Lions now possess a 1-0 record. They play next when they host Greater Cabarrus Athletic Association for a non-league game on Tuesday, November 18. Hickory Grove Christian will clash with a Stallions squad coming off a 39-17 non-league win over Langtree Charter Academy (Mooresville, NC). The Stallions record now stands at 3-0.

The Patriots (0-1) will now prepare for their outing against North Hills Christian (Salisbury, NC). The Eagles come into the non-league outing with a 1-1 record. In their last outing, North Hills Christian went down by Triad Baptist Christian Academy (Kernersville, NC), 75-47, in a non-league bout.