The Lovelady Lions (Lovelady, TX) basketball edged the host Elkhart Elks (Elkhart, TX), 33-28 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Lions now possess a 6-9 record. They play next when they travel to New Waverly for a non-league bout on Friday, December 27. Lovelady will play a Bulldogs team coming off a 76-45 non-league loss to Madisonville (Madisonville, TX). The Bulldogs record now stands at 4-8.

With the loss, Elkhart falls to 7-10 on the campaign. The Elks travel to Crockett (Crockett, TX) to play the Bulldogs in a non-league bout on Friday, December 27. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a record of 14-5. Crockett won 62-60 in their recent non-league bout against Hudson (Lufkin, TX)