The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Huntsville Hornets (Huntsville, TX) and the visiting Lake Creek Lions (Montgomery, TX), observed Huntsville's basketball team knock off Lake Creek by a score of 50-41.

The Hornets (9-8) will now prepare for their challenge against College Station (College Station, TX). The Cougars come into the 5A Region III District 17 challenge with a 16-4 record. In their last challenge, College Station prevailed over Montgomery (Montgomery, TX), 46-41, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Lions encounter the Lincoln Tigers (Dallas, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 26. Lake Creek will attempt to improve on its 7-9 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 21-0 record after their 68-9 league win over Carter (Dallas, TX).