In Thursday's league outing, the Horatio Lions (Horatio, AR) basketball squad nipped the host Murfreesboro Rattlers (Murfreesboro, AR), by a margin of 45-38.

The Lions (5-3) will now prepare for their outing against Murfreesboro (Murfreesboro, AR). The Rattlers go into the 2A Region 7 outing with a 4-5 record. In their last outing, Murfreesboro was tipped by Horatio (Horatio, AR), 45-38, in a league outing.

The Rattlers now own a 4-5 record. They play next when they host Horatio for a 2A Region 7 outing on Friday, December 15. Murfreesboro will clash with a Lions squad coming off a 45-38 league win over Murfreesboro (Murfreesboro, AR). The Lions record now stands at 5-3.