The Byers Lions basketball team scored 66 points and limited the host Blue Mountain Cougars to 56 in the Lions non-league triumph on Monday.

The Lions now possess a 1-2 record. They play next when they travel to Holly Springs for a non-league game on Tuesday, November 19. Byers will confront a Hawks team coming off a 49-47 non-league loss to Lewisburg (Olive Branch, MS). The Hawks record now stands at 2-3.

With the loss, Blue Mountain falls to 1-5 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to Hatley (Amory, MS) to confront the Tigers in a non-league game on Tuesday, November 19. The Tigers go into the game with a record of 3-0. Hatley won 78-28 in their recent non-league game against Tremont (Tremont, MS)