The Cumberland Academy Knights (Tyler, TX) basketball nudged the visiting Kilgore Bulldogs (Kilgore, TX), 42-36 in Thursday's league game.

The Knights now have a 6-9 record. They play next when they travel to Whitehouse for a non-league game on Friday, December 27. Cumberland Academy will confront a Wildcats team coming off a 55-45 league loss to Hallsville (Hallsville, TX). The Wildcats record now stands at 5-10.

With the loss, Kilgore falls to 0-10 on the campaign. The Bulldogs travel to Kemp (Kemp, TX) to confront the Yellowjackets in a non-league game on Friday, December 27. The Yellowjackets go into the game with a record of 9-9. Kemp won 59-46 in their recent non-league game against Pittsburg (Pittsburg, TX)