The Lorena Leopards (Lorena, TX) basketball were winner over the visiting Thorndale Bulldogs (Thorndale, TX), 53-39 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Leopards now possess a 9-8 record. They play next when they travel to Troy for a non-league bout on Friday, December 20. Lorena will play a Trojans team coming off a 51-41 non-league loss to Rockdale (Rockdale, TX). The Trojans record now stands at 7-5.

With the loss, Thorndale falls to 8-4 on the campaign. The Bulldogs host Rosebud-Lott (Rosebud, TX) to play the Cougars in a 2A Region IV District 27 bout on Friday, December 20. The Cougars go into the bout with a record of 5-6. Rosebud-Lott won 58-36 in their recent non-league bout against Hubbard (Hubbard, TX)