The Slaton Tigers (Slaton, TX) basketball crushed the host Lamesa Tornadoes (Lamesa, TX), 73-41 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Tigers now possess a 8-4 record. They play next when they travel to Non Varsity Tournament Opponent for a non-league bout on Saturday, December 13. Slaton will play a team coming off a 48-22 non-league loss to Coahoma (Coahoma, TX). The record now stands at 24-114.

With the loss, Lamesa falls to 6-3 on the campaign. The Tornadoes host Ropes (Ropesville, TX) to play the Eagles in a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 16. The Eagles go into the bout with a record of 5-1. Ropes won 49-47 in their recent non-league bout against Iowa Park (Iowa Park, TX)