The Franklin Lions basketball squad (Franklin, TX), was crushed 73-36 in Friday's non-league battle with the host Navasota Rattlers (Navasota, TX)

With the victory, Navasota advances its record to 6-3 on the year. The Rattlers host New Waverly (New Waverly, TX) to meet the Bulldogs in a non-league battle on Friday, December 12. The Bulldogs enter the battle with a record of 0-5. New Waverly lost 59-54 in their recent non-league battle against Shepherd (Shepherd, TX)

The Lions now own a 3-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Meyer for a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 16. Franklin will meet a Ravens squad coming off a 72-43 non-league win over Kerens (Kerens, TX). The Ravens record now stands at 13-5.