The Henderson Lions basketball team scored 36 points and limited the host Malakoff Tigers to 33 in the Lions non-league triumph on Thursday.

The Lions now possess a 5-7 record. They play next when they travel to Trinity for a non-league game on Friday, December 12. Henderson will confront a Tigers team coming off a 62-59 non-league loss to Kennard (Kennard, TX). The Tigers record now stands at 7-4.

With the loss, Malakoff falls to 2-5 on the season. The Tigers travel to Blooming Grove (Blooming Grove, TX) to clash with the Lions in a non-league outing on Tuesday, December 16. The Lions come into the outing with a record of 3-8. Blooming Grove lost 57-56 in their recent non-league outing against Milford (Milford, TX)