Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Franklin Lions (Franklin, TX) and the host Elkhart Elks (Elkhart, TX), saw Franklin's basketball squad overcome Elkhart by a tally of 57-44.

With the victory, Franklin improves its record to 1-2 on the campaign. The Lions host London (Corpus Christi, TX) to battle the Pirates in a non-league contest on Tuesday, December 27. The Pirates come into the contest with a record of 12-4. London lost 62-53 in their recent non-league contest against Sinton (Sinton, TX)

The Elks (7-9) will now prepare for their contest against Jarrell (Jarrell, TX). The Cougars come into the non-league contest with a 6-8 record. In their last contest, Jarrell prevailed over Blanco (Blanco, TX), 53-36, in a non-league contest.