The Waco Lions (Waco, TX) basketball toppled the host Gatesville Hornets (Gatesville, TX), 54-41 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Lions now possess a 7-11 record. They play next when they travel to Tomball for a non-league bout on Friday, December 27. Waco will play a Cougars team coming off a 59-51 league loss to Magnolia (Magnolia, TX). The Cougars record now stands at 8-10.

With the loss, Gatesville falls to 10-7 on the campaign. The Hornets travel to Greenwood (Midland, TX) to play the Rangers in a non-league bout on Thursday, December 26. The Rangers go into the bout with a record of 7-9. Greenwood won 45-40 in their recent non-league bout against Snyder (Snyder, TX)