The Gatesville Hornets (Gatesville, TX) basketball crushed the host Little River Academy Bumblebees (Little River Academy, TX), 68-44 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Hornets now possess a 13-7 record. They play next when they travel to Gordon for a non-league bout on Friday, December 27.

With the loss, Little River Academy falls to 2-11 on the campaign. The Bumblebees travel to Rockdale (Rockdale, TX) to play the Tigers in a 3A Region III District 19 bout on Tuesday, December 31. The Tigers go into the bout with a record of 5-16. Rockdale lost 63-38 in their recent non-league bout against New Caney (New Caney, TX)