In Friday's non-league bout, the Franklin Lions (Franklin, TX) basketball team were winner over the host Marlin Bulldogs (Marlin, TX), by a tally of 32-23.

The Lions now possess a 7-1 record. They play next when they travel to Anderson-Shiro for a non-league bout on Friday, November 21. Franklin will play a Fighting Owls team coming off a 57-34 non-league loss to Lufkin (Lufkin, TX). The Fighting Owls record now stands at 2-1.

The Bulldogs (4-2) will now prepare for their test against Anderson-Shiro (Anderson, TX). The Fighting Owls come into the non-league test with a 2-4 record. In their last test, Anderson-Shiro went down by Franklin (Franklin, TX), 65-51, in a non-league test.