The Lamar Texans routed the host Madison Marlins basketball team by a final score of 80-56 in Friday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Texans face the Chapin Huskies (El Paso, TX) in a non-league game, on Saturday, December 17. Lamar will attempt to move on its 7-5 season record. The Huskies enter the game with a 12-6 record after their 71-62 non-league win over Furr (Houston, TX).

With the defeat, Madison moves to 11-4 on the year. The Marlins travel to Northside (Houston, TX) to face the Panthers in a 5A Region III District 19 game on Wednesday, December 21. The Panthers enter the game with a record of 0-11. Northside lost 67-29 in their recent non-league game against Waltrip (Houston, TX)