The Brilliant Tigers (Brilliant, AL) basketball nipped the host Vina Red Devils (Vina, AL), 48-43 in Monday's non-league test.

The Tigers (5-5) will now prepare for their test against Hubbertville (Fayette, AL). The Lions go into the 1A Area 11 test with a 4-5 record. In their last test, Hubbertville got by Lynn (Lynn, AL), 51-42, in a league test.

The Red Devils now own a 0-6 record. They play next when they travel to Hackleburg for a 1A Area 14 test on Tuesday, December 12. Vina will encounter a Panthers squad coming off a 80-47 non-league loss to Marion County (Guin, AL). The Panthers record now stands at 0-5.