The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Ellison Eagles (Killeen, TX) and the host Leander Lions (Leander, TX), observed Ellison's basketball team knock off Leander by a score of 54-38.

The Eagles (10-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Hendrickson (Pflugerville, TX). The Hawks enter the non-league battle with a 8-4 record. In their last battle, Hendrickson was outscored by Rouse (Leander, TX), 65-54, in a non-league battle.

The Lions now own a 4-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Texas Lions Academy for a non-league battle on Friday, December 12. Leander will meet a Lions squad coming off a 56-52 non-league loss to Marcus (Flower Mound, TX). The Lions record now stands at 7-9.