The Lakeview Academy Lions (Gainesville, GA) basketball edged the host Flowery Branch Falcons (Flowery Branch, GA), 57-55 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Lions now possess a 7-3 record. They play next when they travel to Cherokee Bluff for a non-league bout on Friday, December 20. Lakeview Academy will play a Bears team coming off a 73-41 non-league win over West Hall (Oakwood, GA). The Bears record now stands at 10-1.

With the loss, Flowery Branch falls to 5-9 on the campaign. The Falcons travel to West Hall (Oakwood, GA) to play the Spartans in a non-league bout on Friday, December 20. The Spartans go into the bout with a record of 5-5. West Hall won 60-58 in their recent non-league bout against Stephens County (Toccoa, GA)