The crowd at Friday's non-league battle between the Kaufman Lions (Kaufman, TX) and the visiting Sulphur Springs Wildcats (Sulphur Springs, TX), witnessed Kaufman's basketball squad hold off Sulphur Springs by a count of 41-36.

With the victory, Kaufman advances its record to 4-7 on the year. The Lions travel to Van (Van, TX) to meet the Vandals in a non-league battle on Saturday, December 13. The Vandals enter the battle with a record of 8-4. Van won 62-59 in their recent non-league battle against Terrell (Terrell, TX)

The Wildcats now own a 4-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Community for a non-league battle on Saturday, December 13. Sulphur Springs will meet a Braves squad coming off a 54-39 non-league loss to Van Alstyne (Van Alstyne, TX). The Braves record now stands at 6-4.