Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Hubbertville Lions (Fayette, AL) and the visiting Brilliant Tigers (Brilliant, AL), saw Hubbertville's basketball squad hold off Brilliant by a tally of 52-48.

With the victory, Hubbertville improves its record to 5-4 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Lamar County (Vernon, AL) to play the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 21. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 3-4. Lamar County lost 56-26 in their recent non-league challenge against Sulligent (Sulligent, AL)

Next up, the Tigers play the Marion County Red Raiders (Guin, AL) in a 1A Area 11 challenge, on Friday, December 15. Brilliant will attempt to improve on its 9-4 season record. The Red Raiders come into the challenge with a 6-4 record after their 63-23 league win over Lynn (Lynn, AL).