In Friday's non-league outing, the Lufkin Panthers (Lufkin, TX) basketball squad edged the visiting Lovelady Lions (Lovelady, TX), by a margin of 44-42.

The Panthers (3-5) will now prepare for their outing against Marshall (Marshall, TX). The Mavericks go into the non-league outing with a 2-8 record. In their last outing, Marshall was tipped by Liberty (Liberty, TX), 45-36, in a non-league outing.

The Lions now own a 6-3 record. They play next when they travel to Liberty for a non-league outing on Saturday, December 2. Lovelady will clash with a Panthers squad coming off a 48-36 non-league win over Hudson (Lufkin, TX). The Panthers record now stands at 13-3.