The Dublin Lions (Dublin, TX) basketball edged the host Hico Tigers (Hico, TX), 55-53 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Lions now possess a 4-5 record. They play next when they travel to Eldorado for a non-league bout on Friday, December 13. Dublin will play a Eagles team coming off a 55-36 non-league win over Water Valley (Water Valley, TX). The Eagles record now stands at 7-3.

With the loss, Hico falls to 5-5 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Troy (Troy, TX) to play the Trojans in a non-league bout on Thursday, December 12. The Trojans go into the bout with a record of 3-3. Troy lost 54-52 in their recent non-league bout against Franklin (Franklin, TX)