In Saturday's non-league contest, the visiting Lovelady Lions basketball team scored a close 44-40 triumph over the Sabine Cardinals.

The Lions (6-4) will now prepare for their contest against Anderson-Shiro (Anderson, TX). The Fighting Owls go into the non-league contest with a 5-7 record. In their last contest, Anderson-Shiro was tipped by Crockett (Crockett, TX), 62-41, in a non-league contest.

In their next game, the Cardinals battle the Hawkins Hawks (Hawkins, TX) in a non-league contest, on Tuesday, December 16. Sabine will attempt to better on its 4-13 season record. The Hawks go into the contest with a 7-5 record after their 47-37 non-league loss to Chapel Hill (Mount Pleasant, TX).