The Blanchard Lions basketball squad (Blanchard, OK), was nudged 31-29 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Pauls Valley Panthers (Pauls Valley, OK)

With the victory, Pauls Valley advances its record to 5-1 on the year. The Panthers host Wynnewood (Wynnewood, OK) to meet the Savages in a non-league contest on Tuesday, December 16. The Savages come into the contest with a record of 1-3. Wynnewood lost 63-47 in their recent non-league contest against Comanche (Comanche, OK)

In their next game, the Lions battle the Purcell Dragons (Purcell, OK) in a non-league contest, on Friday, December 19. Blanchard will attempt to better on its 2-4 season record. The Dragons come into the contest with a 0-4 record after their 48-36 league loss to Bridge Creek (Blanchard, OK).