The Dublin Lions (Dublin, TX) basketball edged the visiting Bangs Dragons (Bangs, TX), 35-28 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Lions now possess a 6-9 record. They play next when they travel to Breckenridge for a 3A Region I District 8 bout on Friday, January 3. Dublin will play a Buckaroos team coming off a 53-18 non-league loss to Brownwood (Brownwood, TX). The Buckaroos record now stands at 1-18.

With the loss, Bangs falls to 3-16 on the campaign. The Dragons travel to Roscoe (Roscoe, TX) to play the Plowboys in a 2A Region I District 8 bout on Tuesday, December 31. The Plowboys go into the bout with a record of 14-6. Roscoe won 48-44 in their recent non-league bout against Clyde (Clyde, TX)