The Blooming Grove Lions (Blooming Grove, TX) basketball nipped the visiting Dawson Bulldogs (Dawson, TX), 55-52 in Tuesday's non-league test.

The Lions (6-2) will now prepare for their test against Teague (Teague, TX). The Lions go into the non-league test with a 7-8 record. In their last test, Teague got by Non Varsity Tournament Opponent (, ), 59-47, in a non-league test.

The Bulldogs now own a 9-3 record. They play next when they travel to Non Varsity Tournament Opponent for a non-league test on Wednesday, December 28. Dawson will encounter a squad coming off a 59-47 non-league loss to Teague (Teague, TX). The record now stands at 46-142.