The Blooming Grove Lions tipped the visiting Itasca Wampus Cats basketball team by a final score of 35-32 in Friday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Lions face the Grace Community Cougars (Tyler, TX) in a non-league game, on Saturday, December 3. Blooming Grove will attempt to move on its 7-2 season record. The Cougars enter the game with a 7-2 record after their 70-51 non-league win over Jefferson (Jefferson, TX).

With the defeat, Itasca moves to 7-5 on the year. The Wampus cats travel to Frost (Frost, TX) to face the Polar Bears in a non-league game on Saturday, December 3. The Polar Bears enter the game with a record of 3-1. Frost won 38-30 in their recent non-league game against Axtell (Axtell, TX)