The Highland Hornets basketball squad (Roscoe, TX), was nudged 30-24 in Friday's non-league battle with the visiting Grady Wildcats (Lenorah, TX)

With the victory, Grady advances its record to 7-7 on the year. The Wildcats travel to Big Spring (Big Spring, TX) to meet the Steers in a non-league battle on Saturday, December 28. The Steers enter the battle with a record of 6-9. Big Spring lost 55-47 in their recent non-league battle against Rankin (Rankin, TX)

The Hornets now own a 8-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Roby for a 1A Region II District 14 battle on Tuesday, December 31. Highland will meet a Lions squad coming off a 46-35 league loss to Ira (Ira, TX). The Lions record now stands at 6-4.